tref
English
Etymology 1
Compare Welsh tref (“town”).
Noun
tref (plural trefs)
- (historical) A hamlet in Britain in pre-Saxon times.
Etymology 2
see treyf.
Adjective
tref (not comparable)
- Alternative form of treyf (of food: not kosher)
Anagrams
- FRET, TERF, fret, reft, terf
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛf
Verb
tref
- first-person singular present indicative of treffen
- imperative of treffen
Anagrams
- erft, fret
Middle French
Etymology
Old French tref.
Noun
tref m (plural trefs)
- tent, temporary hut or other similar building
References
- tref2 on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)
Old French
Alternative forms
- treif
Etymology
Inherited from Latin trabem, accusative of trabs.
Noun
tref m (oblique plural tres, nominative singular tres, nominative plural tref)
- beam
- mast (on a watercraft)
- tent, temporary hut or other similar building
Usage notes
- There is no consensus what the difference between paveillon, tente and tref is in Old French. There may be no difference, or the difference may vary according to the author.
Descendants
- → Galician: treu
- Middle French: tref
Welsh
Alternative forms
- tre
- trev (obsolete)
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *treβ, from Proto-Celtic *trebā, from Proto-Indo-European *treb-.
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /treːv/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /treː/
Noun
tref f (plural trefi or trefydd)
- town
- home
Derived terms
- cantref
- trevgordd
- gorvodtrev
Related terms
- trefol
See also
- llan
- pentref
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| tref | dref | nhref | thref |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||