"tref" meaning in Welsh

See tref in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /treːv/ [standard], /treː/ [colloquial]
Rhymes: -eːv, -eː Etymology: From Middle Welsh tref, from Proto-Brythonic *treβ, from Proto-Celtic *trebā, from Proto-Indo-European *treb-, compare Cumbric *trev. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|tref}} Middle Welsh tref, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*treβ}} Proto-Brythonic *treβ, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*trebā}} Proto-Celtic *trebā, {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*treb-}} Proto-Indo-European *treb-, {{cog|xcb|*trev}} Cumbric *trev Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|trefi|pl2=trefydd}} tref f (plural trefi or trefydd) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}} Forms: trefi [plural], trefydd [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], tref [error-unrecognized-form], dref [soft], nhref [error-unrecognized-form], thref [error-unrecognized-form], tre [alternative], trev [alternative]
  1. town Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-tref-cy-noun-UKyB-XAy Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. home Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-tref-cy-noun-TqFAWIFQ Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dinas, llan

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "adref"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cantref"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cartref"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cyngor tref"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gorfodtref"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pentref"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tref anghyfannedd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Trefaldwyn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "trefgordd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "trefol"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "trefolaeth"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "trefolion"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "tref"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh tref",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*treβ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *treβ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*trebā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *trebā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*treb-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *treb-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcb",
        "2": "*trev"
      },
      "expansion": "Cumbric *trev",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh tref, from Proto-Brythonic *treβ, from Proto-Celtic *trebā, from Proto-Indo-European *treb-, compare Cumbric *trev.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "trefi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trefydd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tref",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dref",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nhref",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thref",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trev",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "trefi",
        "pl2": "trefydd"
      },
      "expansion": "tref f (plural trefi or trefydd)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dinas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "llan"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "town"
      ],
      "id": "en-tref-cy-noun-UKyB-XAy",
      "links": [
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "home"
      ],
      "id": "en-tref-cy-noun-TqFAWIFQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "home",
          "home"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/treːv/",
      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/treː/",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːv"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tref"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/eː",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/eː/1 syllable",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/eːv",
    "Rhymes:Welsh/eːv/1 syllable",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh feminine nouns",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "adref"
    },
    {
      "word": "cantref"
    },
    {
      "word": "cartref"
    },
    {
      "word": "cyngor tref"
    },
    {
      "word": "gorfodtref"
    },
    {
      "word": "pentref"
    },
    {
      "word": "tref anghyfannedd"
    },
    {
      "word": "Trefaldwyn"
    },
    {
      "word": "trefgordd"
    },
    {
      "word": "trefol"
    },
    {
      "word": "trefolaeth"
    },
    {
      "word": "trefolion"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "tref"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh tref",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*treβ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *treβ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*trebā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *trebā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*treb-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *treb-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcb",
        "2": "*trev"
      },
      "expansion": "Cumbric *trev",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh tref, from Proto-Brythonic *treβ, from Proto-Celtic *trebā, from Proto-Indo-European *treb-, compare Cumbric *trev.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "trefi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trefydd",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tref",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dref",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nhref",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thref",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tre",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "trev",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "trefi",
        "pl2": "trefydd"
      },
      "expansion": "tref f (plural trefi or trefydd)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "dinas"
    },
    {
      "word": "llan"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "town"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "town",
          "town"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "home"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "home",
          "home"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/treːv/",
      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/treː/",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːv"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tref"
}

Download raw JSONL data for tref meaning in Welsh (2.8kB)

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: tref/Welsh 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "tref"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "tref",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: tref/Welsh 'nasal' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft'}",
  "path": [
    "tref"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "tref",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: tref/Welsh 'aspirate' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft'}",
  "path": [
    "tref"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "tref",
  "trace": ""
}

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