tráth

See also: trath and tràth

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠɑːh/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠɑː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠaː/

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.

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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