trechu

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
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
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