Monmouthshire
English
/ˈmɒn.məθˌʃɪəɹ/
proper noun
Definitions
- (maritime traditional county in Wales), bordered by to the east by Gloucestershire, to the northeast by Herefordshire, to the north by Brecknockshire, to the west by Glamorganshire and to the south by the Bristol Channel. It was part of England until renamed Gwent and taken into Wales in 1974.
- A local government principal area, bordered by the Forest of Dean, Herefordshire, Powys, Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Newport.
Etymology
Compound from English Monmouth + English shire.
Origin
English
shire
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bedfordshire English
- Blankshire English
- Loamshire English
- Londonshire English
- Monmouth English
- Monnow English
- Somersetshire English
- Worcestershire English
- Yorkshire English
- mouth English
- sheriff English
- shire English
- shire-reeve English
- shiremote English
- shire Middle English
- skíri Icelandic
- Mynwy Welsh
- sir Welsh
- siorrachd Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic