traoch

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish tráethaid, from Old Irish tróethaid.^[1] Doublet of traoith.

Verb

traoch (present analytic traochann, future analytic traochfaidh, verbal noun traochadh, past participle traochta) (transitive)

to wear out, exhaust, weary, tire out
to subdue (overcome, quieten, bring under control)
Synonym: ceansaigh
to hunt down

Conjugation

Conjugation of *traoch* (first conjugation – A)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	traochaim	traochann tú; traochair^†	traochann sé, sí	traochaimid; traochann muid	traochann sibh	traochann siad; traochaid^†	a thraochann; a thraochas	traochtar
past	thraoch mé; thraochas	thraoch tú; thraochais	thraoch sé, sí	thraochamar; thraoch muid	thraoch sibh; thraochabhair	thraoch siad; thraochadar	a thraoch	traochadh
past habitual	thraochainn / traochainn^‡	thraochtá / traochtá^‡	thraochadh sé, sí / traochadh sé, sí^‡	thraochaimis; thraochadh muid / traochaimis^‡; traochadh muid^‡	thraochadh sibh / traochadh sibh^‡	thraochaidís; thraochadh siad / traochaidís^‡; traochadh siad^‡	a thraochadh	thraochtaí / traochtaí^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	traochfaidh mé; traochfad	traochfaidh tú; traochfair^†	traochfaidh sé, sí	traochfaimid; traochfaidh muid	traochfaidh sibh	traochfaidh siad; traochfaid^†	a thraochfaidh; a thraochfas	traochfar
conditional	thraochfainn / traochfainn^‡	thraochfá / traochfá^‡	thraochfadh sé, sí / traochfadh sé, sí^‡	thraochfaimis; thraochfadh muid / traochfaimis^‡; traochfadh muid^‡	thraochfadh sibh / traochfadh sibh^‡	thraochfaidís; thraochfadh siad / traochfaidís^‡; traochfadh siad^‡	a thraochfadh	thraochfaí / traochfaí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	go dtraocha mé; go dtraochad^†	go dtraocha tú; go dtraochair^†	go dtraocha sé, sí	go dtraochaimid; go dtraocha muid	go dtraocha sibh	go dtraocha siad; go dtraochaid^†	—	go dtraochtar
past	dá dtraochainn	dá dtraochtá	dá dtraochadh sé, sí	dá dtraochaimis; dá dtraochadh muid	dá dtraochadh sibh	dá dtraochaidís; dá dtraochadh siad	—	dá dtraochtaí

imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	traochaim	traoch	traochadh sé, sí	traochaimis	traochaigí; traochaidh^†	traochaidís	—	traochtar

past participle	traochta

verbal noun	traochadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Mutation

Mutated forms of *traoch*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
traoch	thraoch	dtraoch

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

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “traethaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language