trefol

Welsh

Etymology

tref (“town”) +‎ -ol

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtrɛvɔl/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtreːvɔl/, /ˈtrɛvɔl/
Rhymes: -ɛvɔl

Adjective

trefol (feminine singular trefol, plural trefol, equative trefoled, comparative trefolach, superlative trefolaf)

relating to towns
car trefol ― town car
(urban studies) urban
cynllunio trefol ― urban planning

Derived terms

trefolaeth, trefolrywdd (“urbanism”)
trefoli (“to urbanise”)
trefolion (“townsfolk”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
trefol	drefol	nhrefol	threfol
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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