trwch

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh trwch, from Proto-Brythonic *trux, from Proto-Celtic *truxsos (“cut/broken off piece”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /truːχ/
• Rhymes: -uːχ

Noun

trwch m (plural trychau or trychiau)

1. thickness

   Mae’r llyfr tua dwy fodfedd o drwch.

   The book is about two inches thick.

2. density
3. a hunk [of], a piece [of]

Derived terms

• trwch blewyn (“hair's breadth”)
• trwchus (“thick”)

Adjective

trwch (feminine singular troch, plural trychion, equative tryched, comparative trychach, superlative trychaf)

1. unfortunate
2. sad

Derived terms

• trychfil (“creepy-crawly, insect”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
trwch	drwch	nhrwch	thrwch
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), “trwch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies