tríú

See also: triu and -triu

Irish

Irish numbers (edit)
30
[a], [b] ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: trí
    Ordinal: tríú, treas
    Ordinal abbreviation: 3ú
    Personal: triúr

Alternative forms

  • trímhadh, tríomhadh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish *trímad, from trí (“three”). By surface analysis, trí +‎ -ú.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʲɾʲiːuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈtʲɾʲiçu(ː)/[1]

Numeral

tríú

  1. third

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of tríú
radical lenition eclipsis
tríú thríú dtríú

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 212

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “tríoṁaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1254; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tríú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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