treghi

Cornish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trewk- (“to press on and break”) (compare Proto-Germanic *þrukkijaną). Cognate with Breton trochañ and Welsh trychu.

Verb

treghi

  1. to cut, slice
  2. to mow
  3. (agriculture, veterinary) to castrate, geld, spay

Conjugation

Conjugation of treghi
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
indicative present/future troghav treghydh tregh treghyn treghowgh treghons treghir
preterite treghis treghsys troghas treghsyn treghsowgh troghsons treghas
imperfect treghyn treghys treghi treghyn treghewgh treghens treghys
pluperfect troghsen troghses troghsa troghsen troghsewgh troghsens troghsys
subjunctive present/future tregghiv tregghi troggho tregghyn tregghowgh trogghons treggher
imperfect trogghen trogghes troggha trogghen trogghewgh trogghens trogghys
imperative - trogh treghes treghyn treghewgh treghens -
non-finite forms present participle ow treghi verbal adjective treghys

Derived terms

  • tregh (“cut, slice”)
  • treghel (“sectional”)
  • tregher, treghores (“tailor”)
  • tregherieth (“tailoring”)
  • treghi dhe-ves (“amputate”, verb)
  • treghi gans hesken (“saw”, verb)
  • treghi konna (“cut-throat”)
  • treghi mes a ven (“sculpt”, verb)
  • treghys (“cut”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutation of treghi
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
treghi dreghi threghi unchanged unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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