ymdrech
Welsh
Etymology
Back-formation from ymdrechu, from ym- + trechu (“defeat”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *trexs-, from Proto-Indo-European *treg- (“strength”).[2][3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈəmdrɛχ/
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Noun
ymdrech f (plural ymdrechion)
- effort, attempt
- struggle, endeavour
Derived terms
- ymdrechgar (“striving, effortful”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| ymdrech | unchanged | unchanged | hymdrech |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ymdrech”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- 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
- Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 148 i (13)