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)
- winter dwelling (located in the valley, to which the family and livestock return after summer months at the upland hafod)
Derived terms
- hendrefa (“to live in a winter abode”)
Coordinate terms
- hafod (“summer 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-), “hendref”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies