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/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ti³⁵ fu⁵⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ tɪk̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ti³⁵ fu⁵⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ tɪk̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

Cardiff (a city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales)


Glamorganshire

/ɡləˈmɔː(ɹ)ɡənʃɪə(ɹ)/

/ɡləˈmɔː(ɹ)ɡənʃə(ɹ)/

Trevithick's first use of steam traction on rail took place at Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, on a tramroad 9¾ miles long between the Penydarren ironworks of Samuel Homfray, and the staithes at Abercynon, where the worked iron was loaded into barges on the Glamorganshire Canal.

1951 March, E. W. Twining, “The First Railway Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 197:

A synonym, probably archaic, of Glamorgan, a traditional county of Wales.


Brecknockshire

/ˈbɹɛknɒkʃɪɚ/

/ˈbɹɛknɒkʃɚ/

An inland traditional county of Wales, bordered by Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Glamorganshire.


Radnorshire

An inland traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by Montgomeryshire and Shropshire, to the east by Herefordshire, to the south by Brecknockshire and to the west by Cardiganshire.


Monmouthshire

/ˈmɒn.məθˌʃɪəɹ/

/ˈmɒn.məθ.ʃəɹ/

A county and local government principal area of Wales which replaced Gwent, bordered by the Forest of Dean, Herefordshire, Powys, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Newport.


Montgomeryshire

/mɒntˈɡʌmɹiʃɪə(ɹ)/

An inland traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by Denbighshire, to the east and southeast by Shropshire, to the south by Radnorshire, to the southwest by Cardiganshire and to the west and northwest by Merionethshire.


Merionethshire

/ˌmɛɹiˈɒnɛθʃə(ɹ)/

/ˌmɛɹiˈɒnɛθʃɪə(ɹ)/

A maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by Caernarfonshire, to the east by Denbighshire, to the south by Montgomeryshire and Cardiganshire, and to the west by Cardigan Bay.


Caernarfonshire

/kɑː(ɹ)ˈnɑː(ɹ)vənʃɪə(ɹ)/

A maritime traditional county of Wales. bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Denbighshire, to the south by Cardigan Bay and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfon Bay and the Menai Strait, which separates it from Anglesey. The county is now mostly in Gwynedd.


Cardiganshire

/ˈkɑː(ɹ)dɪɡənʃə(ɹ)/

/ˈkɑː(ɹ)dɪɡənʃɪə(ɹ)/

From the town of Cardigan + -shire, from Welsh Ceredigion.

A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.


Pembrokeshire

A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire.


Carmarthenshire

/kɑː(ɹ)ˈmɑː(ɹ)ðənʃə(ɹ)/

A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Glamorganshire, Brecknockshire, Cardiganshire and Pembrokeshire.


Flintshire

From Flint + -shire, also once known as the County of Flint.

A maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the northeast by the Dee estuary, to the east by Cheshire and to the south and southwest by Denbighshire. A detached part, Maelor Saesneg, is bounded on the northwest by Denbighshire, on the northeast by Cheshire, and on the south by Shropshire. There is a further small detached part around Marford.


Denbighshire

(historical) A maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Flintshire, Cheshire and Shropshire, to the south by Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfonshire.


Anglesey

Possibly of Old Norse origin, from Ǫngullsey (“hook island”) (ǫngull + ey) or Ǫnglisey (“Ǫngli's island”), the name Ǫngli itself being a variant of Ǫngull and from the former noun. Folk etymology confused the name with that of the Angles. More at Anglesey.

An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. The county was merged into Gwynedd in 1974.

Ynys Môn

An island and traditional county at the north western extremity of north Wales


Anglesey

/ɐ̃.ɡlɨˈzɐj/

Unadapted borrowing from English Anglesey.

ubor

Anglesey (an island and traditional county of Wales)


Swansea

From Middle English Sweynesse (c. 1165), Sueinesea (1190), Swanesey (1322), from Old Norse Sveins ey (literally “Sveinn’s island”).


Caerdydd

Caerdydd
Gaerdydd (soft)
Nghaerdydd
Chaerdydd

/kaɨ̯rˈdɨːð/

From Middle Welsh Caerdyf. Equivalent to caer (“fort”) + Taf (“[River] Taff”); literally "fortified city on the River Taff".
The change from final /v/ to /ð/ is a local pronunciation, postdating the name being borrowed into English.


Cardiff

From Middle Welsh Caerdyf, equivalent to Welsh caer (“fort”) + Taf (“(River) Taff”) = fortified city on the River Taff. Compare Welsh Caerdydd.

A city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales.


Cardiff

Unadapted borrowing from English Cardiff.


Powys

en-proper noun

Powys (countable and uncountable, plural Powyses)

Borrowed from Welsh Powys, from Latin pagēnsis (“provincial”). Cognate with Italian paese and French pays (“country”).

A principal area and preserved county of Wales, administrative headquarters Llandrindod Wells.


Powys

→ English: Powys

From Middle Welsh Powys, from Old Welsh Pouos, generally derived from Latin pagēnsis (“provincial”), from pagus (“canton, province”). Cognate with Italian paese and French pays (“country”).

Powys (a principal area and preserved county of Wales)


Sir Frycheiniog

Brecknockshire (a traditional county of Wales)


Glamorgan

From gwlad (“country”) + Morgan [Morgan's country] after Morgan Hen.

A traditional county of Wales, bordered by Monmouthshire, Brecknockshire, and Carmarthenshire.


Gwynedd

A county of Wales, in the north-west of the country.


Gwynedd

From Middle Welsh Guynet, from Old Irish, cognate with either Féni (“Irish People”), from Proto-Indo-European *weydʰ- (“wood, wilderness”); or fían (“war band”) (from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“chase, pursue, suppress”)).

der

Gwynedd (a county of Wales, in the north-west of the country)


Ynys Môn

→ English: Ynys Môn, Ynys Mon

→ Faroese: Ynys Môn

Proto-Celtic *Monā (Latin Mona).
Cognate with the Celtic names of other isles, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos (related to Welsh mynydd, Cornish menydh, Breton menez), from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”) (compare Latin mōns).

Anglesey (an island, traditional county, and unitary authority in Wales)


Κάρντιφ

Cardiff (a city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales)


Morgannwg

From its eponymous founder Morgan Hen + -wg.

Glamorgan (a traditional county in southern Wales)


Ceredigion

/kɛɹəˈdɪɡiən/

/kɛɹəˈdɪɡiɒn/

A county of Wales, formerly known as Cardiganshire; the county town is Aberaeron.


Ceredigion

From Ceredig ap Cunedda, 5th-century king.


Gwent

Borrowed from Welsh Gwent, from Old Welsh Guent, from Latin Venta Silurum, a Roman colony in Britannia.

A former county of South Wales, renamed in 1974 from Monmouthshire.


カーディフ

ja-pos

カーディフ • (Kādifu)


スウォンジー

スウォンジー • (Suwonjī)


South Glamorgan

Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan#English

A local government district in South Wales formed in 1974 and abolished in 1994, but retained as a preserved county. It was split into two unitary authorities, Vale of Glamorgan and Cardiff.


कार्डिफ़

hi-proper noun

कार्डिफ़ • (kārḍif) ? (Urdu spelling کارڈف)

Borrowed from English Cardiff, from Welsh caer (“fort”) + Taf (“(River) Taff”).


Mid Glamorgan

A county of Wales formed from part of the traditional county of Glamorgan in 1974. It was abolished in 1996 for administrative purposes, but retained as a preserved county.


Sir Gaerfyrddin

/ˌʃiːr ɡərˈvərðɪn/

/ˌʃiːr ˈɡvərðɪn/

A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Morgannwg (“Glamorgan”), Sir Frycheiniog (“Brecknockshire”), Ceredigion (“Cardiganshire”) and Sir Benfro (“Pembrokeshire”).


グウィネズ

[ɡɯ̟β̞ine̞zɨ]

Borrowed from English Gwynedd, from Welsh Gwynedd.


圭內斯

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ nɔːi̯²² siː⁵⁵/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ nɔːi̯²² siː⁵⁵/

(～郡) Gwynedd (a county of Wales, in the north-west of the country)


格溫內斯

ㄍㄜˊ ㄨㄣ ㄋㄟˋ ㄙ

/kɤ³⁵ wən⁵⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/kaːk̚³ wɐn⁵⁵ nɔːi̯²² siː⁵⁵/

/kɤ³⁵ wən⁵⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/kaːk̚³ wɐn⁵⁵ nɔːi̯²² siː⁵⁵/


Sir Benfro

Pembrokeshire (a maritime traditional county of Wales)