trew
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
trew
Anagrams edit
German edit
Adjective edit
trew (strong nominative masculine singular trewer, comparative trewer, superlative am trewesten or am trewsten)
Declension edit
Positive forms of trew
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist trew | sie ist trew | es ist trew | sie sind trew | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | trewer | trewe | trewes | trewe |
genitive | trewen | trewer | trewen | trewer | |
dative | trewem | trewer | trewem | trewen | |
accusative | trewen | trewe | trewes | trewe | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der trewe | die trewe | das trewe | die trewen |
genitive | des trewen | der trewen | des trewen | der trewen | |
dative | dem trewen | der trewen | dem trewen | den trewen | |
accusative | den trewen | die trewe | das trewe | die trewen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein trewer | eine trewe | ein trewes | (keine) trewen |
genitive | eines trewen | einer trewen | eines trewen | (keiner) trewen | |
dative | einem trewen | einer trewen | einem trewen | (keinen) trewen | |
accusative | einen trewen | eine trewe | ein trewes | (keine) trewen |
Comparative forms of trew
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist trewer | sie ist trewer | es ist trewer | sie sind trewer | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | trewerer | trewere | treweres | trewere |
genitive | treweren | trewerer | treweren | trewerer | |
dative | trewerem | trewerer | trewerem | treweren | |
accusative | treweren | trewere | treweres | trewere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der trewere | die trewere | das trewere | die treweren |
genitive | des treweren | der treweren | des treweren | der treweren | |
dative | dem treweren | der treweren | dem treweren | den treweren | |
accusative | den treweren | die trewere | das trewere | die treweren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein trewerer | eine trewere | ein treweres | (keine) treweren |
genitive | eines treweren | einer treweren | eines treweren | (keiner) treweren | |
dative | einem treweren | einer treweren | einem treweren | (keinen) treweren | |
accusative | einen treweren | eine trewere | ein treweres | (keine) treweren |
Superlative forms of trew
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English trēo, trēow.
Noun edit
trew
- Alternative form of tre
Etymology 2 edit
From Old English trīewe.
Adjective edit
trew
- Alternative form of trewe
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *fstrew- (“sneeze”), from Proto-Indo-European *pster- (“sneeze”). Cognate with ystrew, Irish sraoth (“sneeze”), Breton strevia (“to sneeze”); outside of Celtic, compare Latin sternuo, Ancient Greek πταρμός (ptarmós), and Armenian փռշտալ (pʿṙštal).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /treːu̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /trɛu̯/
Noun edit
trew m
Derived terms edit
- untrew (“sneeze”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
trew | drew | nhrew | threw |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “trew”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 142-3