hafod

Welsh

Etymology

From haf (“summer”) +‎ bod (“dwelling, abode”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhavɔd/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhaːvɔd/, /ˈhavɔd/

Noun

hafod m (plural hafodydd or hafodau, not mutable)

summer dwelling (upland dwelling, where the family and livestock dwell over the summer before returning to the hendref in the valley)

Coordinate terms

hendref (“winter abode”)

Derived terms

hafota (“to live in a summer abode”)

Related terms

hendrefa (“to live in a winter abode”)
trawstrefa (“to practise transhumance”)

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hafod”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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