Pembrokeshire

English

Location of Pembrokeshire (in red)

Etymology

From Pembroke +‎ -shire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛmˈbɹʊkʃə(ɹ)/

Proper noun

Pembrokeshire

1. A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire.
   • 1850 May 10, Hensleigh Wedgwood, “English Etymologies [continued]”, in Proceedings of the Philological Society, volume IV, number 97, London: Printed by Richard and John E. Taylor, […], →OCLC, page 249:

     It [the word pittance] does not signify the whole share of each individual in a conventual meal, but merely that smaller portion of more tasty viands which in frugal housekeeping is used to give relish to the bread or pottage constituting the substance of the meal; what is still called sowl or sowling in some parts of England. The Pembrokeshire peasant says, "I have not had a bit of sowl to my bread for these six months".

2. A local government principal area, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.

Translations

traditional county of Wales

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Pembrokeshire

• Welsh: Sir Benfro f

local government principal area

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Pembrokeshire