trech

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *trex (stronger), from Proto-Celtic *trexsos, from Proto-Indo-European *treg- (strength).[1] Cognate with Cornish trech, Breton trec'h, Old Irish tressa, and with Norn trøg (rude, coarse) and Icelandic þrek (strength) from Old Norse þrekr.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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trech (feminine singular trech, plural trech, equative treched, comparative trechach, superlative trechaf)

  1. stronger, superior, mightier
  2. dominant

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of trech
radical soft nasal aspirate
trech drech nhrech threch

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “trech”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies