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Cantref

{

Can′tred

, ‖

Can′tref

, }
Noun.
[W.
cantref
;
cant
hundred +
tref
dwelling place, village.]
A district comprising a hundred villages, as in Wales.
[Written also
kantry
.]

Definition 2024

cantref

cantref

English

Alternative forms

Noun

cantref ‎(plural cantrefs or cantrefi)

  1. A mediaeval land division in Wales.

Middle Welsh

Etymology

cant ‎(“hundred”) +‎ tref ‎(“town”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkantrev/

Noun

cantref m ‎(plural cantreuoed)

  1. The 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

Etymology

From Middle Welsh cantref.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkantrɛv/

Noun

cantref ‎(plural cantrefi)

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

Descendants

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.

Etymology

Borrowing from Welsh cantref.

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