srathair

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish srathar (“pack-saddle”), from Latin strātūra.

Alternative forms
  • srathar

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɾˠahəɾˠ/, [ˈʂ(ɽ)ahəɾˠ][1] (corresponding to the form srathar)

Noun

srathair f (genitive singular srathrach, nominative plural srathracha)

  1. straddle (part of a harness)
  2. (finance) straddle (investment strategy)
Declension
Declension of srathair

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative srathair srathracha
Vocative a shrathair a shrathracha
Genitive srathrach srathracha
Dative srathair
srathraigh (archaic, dialectal)		 srathracha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tsrathair na srathracha
Genitive na srathrach na srathracha
Dative leis an tsrathair
leis an tsrathraigh (archaic, dialectal)

don tsrathair
don tsrathraigh (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na srathracha

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɾˠahæɾʲ/, [ˈʂ(ɽ)ahæɾʲ]; /ˈsˠɾˠahərʲ/, [ˈʂ(ɽ)ahəɾʲ][2]

Noun

srathair

  1. vocative/genitive singular of srathar (“straddle”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
srathair shrathair
after an, tsrathair		 not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 33
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 33

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish srathar (“pack-saddle”), from Latin strātūra.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈs̪t̪ɾahɪɾʲ/

Noun

srathair f (genitive singular srathaire or srathrach, plural srathraichean)

  1. packsaddle
  2. straddle (part of a harness)

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
srathairshrathair
after "an", t-srathair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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