cantref
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh cantref, from cant (“hundred”) + tref (“village, settlement”), the notional basis of the division.
Noun edit
Middle Welsh edit
Etymology edit
cant (“hundred”) + tref (“town”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cantref m (plural cantreuoed)
- a cantref: a mediaeval land division in Wales, between the cwmwd and the gwlad
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Middle Welsh mutation | |||
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Radical | Soft | Nasal | Aspirate |
cantref | gantref | cantref / chantref pronounced with /ŋ̊-/ |
chantref |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh cantref.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cantref (plural cantrefi)
Descendants edit
- English: cantref
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cantref | gantref | nghantref | chantref |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |