hafod

Welsh

Etymology

From haf (“summer”) +‎ bod (“dwelling, abode”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhavɔd/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhaːvɔd/, /ˈhavɔd/

Noun

hafod m (plural hafodydd or hafodau, not mutable)

1. summer dwelling (upland dwelling, where the family and livestock dwell over the summer before returning to the hendref in the valley)

Coordinate terms

• hendref (“winter abode”)

Derived terms

• hafota (“to live in a summer abode”)

Related terms

• hendrefa (“to live in a winter abode”)
• trawstrefa (“to practise transhumance”)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hafod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies