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)

  1. effort, attempt
  2. struggle, endeavour

Derived terms

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
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 148 i (13)
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