tref

English

Etymology 1

Compare Welsh tref (“town”).

Noun

tref (plural trefs)

  1. (historical) A hamlet in Britain in pre-Saxon times.

Etymology 2

see treyf.

Adjective

tref (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of treyf (of food: not kosher)

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛf

Verb

tref

  1. first-person singular present indicative of treffen
  2. imperative of treffen

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

Old French tref.

Noun

tref m (plural trefs)

  1. tent, temporary hut or other similar building

References
  • tref2 on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin trabem, accusative of trabs.

Noun

tref m (oblique plural tres, nominative singular tres, nominative plural tref)

  1. beam
  2. mast (on a watercraft)
  3. 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

Welsh

Alternative forms

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)

  1. town
  2. home

Derived terms

See also

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
tref dref nhref thref
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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