trew
English
editAlternative forms
editAdjective
edittrew
Anagrams
editGerman
editAdjective
edittrew (strong nominative masculine singular trewer, comparative trewer, superlative am trewesten or am trewsten)
Declension
editPositive forms of trew
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old English trēo, trēow.
Noun
edittrew
- Alternative form of tre
Etymology 2
editFrom Old English trīewe.
Adjective
edittrew
- Alternative form of trewe
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom 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 (pʻṙštal).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /treːu̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /trɛu̯/
Noun
edittrew m
Derived terms
edit- untrew (“sneeze”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
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
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