triall

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʲɾʲiəl̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish tríall (“journeying; attempting”), from Anglo-Norman trial (“endeavor”).[1]

Noun

triall m (genitive singular as substantive trialla, genitive as verbal noun triallta, nominative plural triallta)

  1. verbal noun of triall
  2. journey, march
    Synonym: taisteal
Declension

As substantive:

Declension of triall

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative triall triallta
Vocative a thriall a thriallta
Genitive trialla triallta
Dative triall triallta

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an triall na triallta
Genitive an trialla na dtriallta
Dative leis an triall

don triall

 leis na triallta

As verbal noun:

Declension of triall

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative triall
Vocative a thriall
Genitive triallta
Dative triall

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an triall
Genitive an triallta
Dative leis an triall

don triall

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish tríallaid (“journey; attempt”), from tríall (see Etymology 1).[2]

Verb

triall (present analytic triallann, future analytic triallfaidh, verbal noun triall, past participle triallta)

  1. to travel, journey
    Synonym: taistil
  2. to be bound [+ ar (for)] (ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of))
    Bhí an long ag triall ar Meiriceá.
    The ship was bound for America.
  3. to go for, go to get or fetch [+ ar (object)] (generally after another verb of going, such as téigh)
    • 1906, Christian Brothers, Graiméar na Gaedhilge, Dublin: M. H. Gill & Son, p. 256:
      Téigh ag triall ar an gcapall.
      Go for the horse.
    • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:
      Fe dheire do bhí ar an gcaptaen a sheólta a thógaint suas agus dul go dtí dúthaigh éigin ag triall ar lasc [sic; lasta] eile.
      Finally the captain had to hoist his sails and go to some country for another cargo.
Conjugation
conjugation of triall (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present triallaim triallann tú;
triallair†		 triallann sé, sí triallaimid triallann sibh triallann siad;
triallaid†		 a thriallann; a thriallas /
a dtriallann*; a dtriallas*		 trialltar
past thriall mé; thriallas thriall tú; thriallais thriall sé, sí thriallamar; thriall muid thriall sibh; thriallabhair thriall siad; thrialladar a thriall /
ar thriall*		 trialladh
past habitual thriallainn / dtriallainn‡‡ thrialltá / dtrialltᇇ thrialladh sé, sí / dtrialladh sé, s퇇 thriallaimis; thrialladh muid / dtriallaimis‡‡; dtrialladh muid‡‡ thrialladh sibh / dtrialladh sibh‡‡ thriallaidís; thrialladh siad / dtriallaidís‡‡; dtrialladh siad‡‡ a thrialladh /
a dtrialladh*		 thrialltaí / dtriallta퇇
future triallfaidh mé;
triallfad		 triallfaidh tú;
triallfair†		 triallfaidh sé, sí triallfaimid;
triallfaidh muid		 triallfaidh sibh triallfaidh siad;
triallfaid†		 a thriallfaidh; a thriallfas /
a dtriallfaidh*; a dtriallfas*		 triallfar
conditional thriallfainn / dtriallfainn‡‡ thriallfá / dtriallfᇇ thriallfadh sé, sí / dtriallfadh sé, s퇇 thriallfaimis; thriallfadh muid / dtriallfaimis‡‡; dtriallfadh muid‡‡ thriallfadh sibh / dtriallfadh sibh‡‡ thriallfaidís; thriallfadh siad / dtriallfaidís‡‡; dtriallfadh siad‡‡ a thriallfadh /
a dtriallfadh*		 thriallfaí / dtriallfa퇇
subjunctive present go dtrialla mé;
go dtriallad†		 go dtrialla tú;
go dtriallair†		 go dtrialla sé, sí go dtriallaimid;
go dtrialla muid		 go dtrialla sibh go dtrialla siad;
go dtriallaid†		 — go dtrialltar
past dá dtriallainn dá dtrialltá dá dtrialladh sé, sí dá dtriallaimis;
dá dtrialladh muid		 dá dtrialladh sibh dá dtriallaidís;
dá dtrialladh siad		 — dá dtrialltaí
imperative triallaim triall trialladh sé, sí triallaimis triallaigí;
triallaidh†		 triallaidís — trialltar
verbal noun triall
past participle triallta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
triall thriall dtriall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tríall”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tríallaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “triall”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 754
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “triallaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 754
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “triall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “triall” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “triall” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “triall”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
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