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

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