cantref

English

Alternative forms

• cantred, cantrev

Etymology

From Middle Welsh cantref, from cant (“hundred”) + tref (“village, settlement”), the notional basis of the division.

Noun

cantref (plural cantrefs or cantrefi)

1. A mediaeval land division in Wales.

Middle Welsh

FWOTD – 12 July 2015

Etymology

cant (“hundred”) +‎ tref (“town”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkantrev/

Noun

cantref m (plural cantreuoed)

1. a cantref: a mediaeval land division in Wales, between the cwmwd and the gwlad
   • Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet:

     Pwyll Pendeuic Dyuet a oed yn arglwyd ar seith cantref Dyuet.

     Pwyll, prince of Dyfed, was lord over the seven cantrefs of Dyfed.

Descendants

• Welsh: cantref
  • English: cantref

Mutation

Middle Welsh mutation
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

Etymology

From Middle Welsh cantref.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈkantrɛv/
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈkantrɛ/

Noun

cantref (plural cantrefi)

1. a mediaeval land division in Wales, between the cwmwd and the gwlad

Related terms

• Cantre'r Gwaelod (“the Lowland Hundred”)

Descendants

• English: cantref

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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.