trechu
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From trech (“stronger, superior, mightier”) + -u.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtrɛχɨ̞/
Verb
[edit]trechu (first-person singular present trechaf)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | trechaf | trechi | trecha | trechwn | trechwch | trechant | trechir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional |
trechwn | trechit | trechai | trechem | trechech | trechent | trechid | |
| preterite | trechais | trechaist | trechodd | trechasom | trechasoch | trechasant | trechwyd | |
| pluperfect | trechaswn | trechasit | trechasai | trechasem | trechasech | trechasent | trechasid, trechesid | |
| present subjunctive | trechwyf | trechych | trecho | trechom | trechoch | trechont | trecher | |
| imperative | — | trecha | treched | trechwn | trechwch | trechent | trecher | |
| verbal noun | trechu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | trechedig trechadwy | |||||||
Conjugation (colloquial)
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | trecha i, trechaf i | trechi di | trechith o/e/hi, trechiff e/hi | trechwn ni | trechwch chi | trechan nhw |
| conditional | trechwn i, trechswn i | trechet ti, trechset ti | trechai fo/fe/hi, trechsai fo/fe/hi | trechen ni, trechsen ni | trechech chi, trechsech chi | trechen nhw, trechsen nhw |
| preterite | trechais i, treches i | trechaist ti, trechest ti | trechodd o/e/hi | trechon ni | trechoch chi | trechon nhw |
| imperative | — | trecha | — | — | trechwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Derived terms
[edit]- gorthrechu (“to overpower, to overwhelm”)
- trechiad (“defeat, triumph”)
- trechwr (“victor, conqueror”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| trechu | drechu | nhrechu | threchu |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “trechu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies