hendref

Welsh

Etymology

From hen (“old”) +‎ tref (“dwelling, home”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛndrɛv/
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛndrɛ/

Noun

hendref m (plural hendrefydd or hendrefi, not mutable)

1. winter dwelling (located in the valley, to which the family and livestock return after summer months at the upland hafod)

Coordinate terms

• hafod (“summer abode”)

Derived terms

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

Related terms

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

Further reading

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