tráth

See also: trath and tràth

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tráth, from Proto-Celtic *trātu (time, hour).

Pronunciation

Noun

tráth m (genitive singular trátha, nominative plural tráthanna or trátha)

  1. hour
  2. time
  3. day, period

Declension

With strong plural:

With weak plural:

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tráth thráth dtráth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 90, page 50
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 182, page 70

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *trātu (time, hour).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [traːθ]

Noun

tráth n or m

  1. period of time, hour, point in time
  2. day
  3. canonical hour

Inflection

Neuter u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative tráthN tráthL tráthL, trátha
Vocative tráthN tráthL tráth
Accusative tráthN tráthL tráth
Genitive tráthoH, tráthaH tráthoN, tráthaN tráthN
Dative tráthL tráthaib tráthaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: tráth
  • Manx: traa
  • Scottish Gaelic: tràth

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
tráth thráth tráth
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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