Brecknockshire
English
/ˈbɹɛknɒkʃɪə(ɹ)/
proper noun
Definitions
- (inland traditional county in Wales), bordered by Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Glamorganshire.
Etymology
Derived from Welsh Brycheiniog.
Origin
Welsh (Colloquial)
Brycheiniog
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bedfordshire English
- Blankshire English
- Loamshire English
- Londonshire English
- Monmouthshire English
- Somersetshire English
- Worcestershire English
- Yorkshire English
- sheriff English
- shire English
- shire-reeve English
- shiremote English
- shire Middle English
- skíri Icelandic
- Brycheiniog Welsh
- sir Welsh
- siorrachd Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic