tréitheach

Irish

Alternative forms
  • tréithiúil
  • tréidheach, tréigheach, tréightheach, tréighthioch, tréitheamhail (obsolete)

Etymology

From tréith (“quality”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tréitheach (genitive singular masculine tréithigh, genitive singular feminine tréithí, plural tréitheacha, comparative tréithí)

  1. gifted, talented
    Synonym: éirimiúil
  2. accomplished (having many accomplishments)
    Synonyms: cumasach, inniúil
  3. promising (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion)
  4. characteristic
    Synonym: sainiúil

Declension
Declension of tréitheach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative tréitheach thréitheach tréitheacha;
thréitheacha²
Vocative thréithigh tréitheacha
Genitive tréithí tréitheacha tréitheach
Dative tréitheach;
thréitheach¹		 thréitheach;
thréithigh (archaic)		 tréitheacha;
thréitheacha²
Comparative níos tréithí
Superlative is tréithí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms
  • dea-thréitheach

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tréitheach thréitheach dtréitheach
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 36

Further reading
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