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← Place-name elements
Welsh place-name element

traeth

traeth means “beach, shore”

Place names with traeth

  • Penrhyndeudraeth · Penrhyndeudraeth · Gwyneddfrom penrhyn “headland”, dau “two” and traeth “beach”
  • Pentraeth · Pentraeth · Isle of Angleseyfrom pen “head” and traeth “beach”

Other Welsh elements

abaty · abbeyaber · river mouth, confluencebach · small, littlebae · bayban · peak, summitbetws · chapelbryn · hillcaer · fortcastell · castlecerrig · rockscoch · redcoed · wood, forest, treescwm · valleydin · fort, strongholddôl · meadowdu · blackesgair · ridge, spurglan · bank, shoreglyn · glen, valleygwyn · whitehen · oldllan · church, parishmaes · fieldmawr · large, bigmynydd · mountainnant · brook, streamnewydd · newpen · head, top, endpenrhyn · headland, promontorypont · bridgeporth · port, harbourpwll · poolrhos · heath, moorrhyd · fordton · lea, pasturetref · towntŷ · houseynys · islandysbyty · hospitalystrad · valley, vale

Sources

  • Wiktionary: traeth (Welsh) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • blas course vocabulary (cy-traeth)

Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates and identifiers from Wikidata (CC0). Areas and map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence.

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