trec'h

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *trex (“stronger”) (compare Cornish trygh (“victorious”), Welsh trech (“stronger”), from Proto-Celtic *trexsais, comparative of Proto-Celtic *trexsnos (“strong”) (compare Old Irish trén (“strong”), comparative tressa, tressiu; from Proto-Indo-European *(s)treg- (“to be stiff, rigid, strong”) (Old Norse þróttr (“strength”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtreːx/

Noun

trec'h f (plural trec'hioù)

  1. superior
  2. victor
  3. victory

Derived terms

  • trecʼhiñ

Mutation

Mutation of trec'h
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular trec'h drec'h zrec'h unchanged
plural trec'hioù drec'hioù zrec'hioù unchanged

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

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