trechu

Welsh

Etymology

From trech (“stronger, superior, mightier”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtrɛχɨ̞/

Verb

trechu (first-person singular present trechaf)

1. to defeat, to overcome, to vanquish

Conjugation

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

• gorthrechu (“to overpower, to overwhelm”)
• trechiad (“defeat, triumph”)
• trechwr (“victor, conqueror”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
trechu	drechu	nhrechu	threchu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• 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