trec'h

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Breton[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Brythonic *trex (stronger) (compare Cornish trygh (victorious), Middle Welsh trech (stronger), from Proto-Celtic *trexsos, 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)).

Noun[edit]

trec'h f (plural trec'hioù)

  1. superior
  2. victor
  3. victory