triùir

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From the dative case of Old Irish tríar (compare Irish triúr), from the Old Irish equivalents of trì and fear.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪ʰɾuːɾʲ/

Noun

triùir f (plural triùirean)

  1. three

Usage notes
  • Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
  • Following noun is in the genitive:
    triùir bhalach ― three boys
  • Alternatively, de and the dative are used:
    triùir de bhalaich ― three boys
  • Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig
    an triùir dhiubh / aca ― the three of them
  • Also used on its own:
    Bha triùir ann. ― There were three.

Derived terms
  • ceòl-triùir
  • òran-triùir
  • Triùir an Aon

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
triùirthriùir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “triùir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tríar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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