troigh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish traig,[1] from Proto-Celtic *tregess, from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to run, walk”).

Pronunciation

Noun

troigh f (genitive singular troighe, nominative plural troithe)

  1. foot (of human; unit of measurement; metrical unit)

Declension

Declension of troigh (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative troigh troithe
vocative a throigh a throithe
genitive troighe troithe
dative troigh troithe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an troigh na troithe
genitive na troighe na dtroithe
dative leis an troigh
don troigh 		leis na troithe

Mutation

Mutated forms of troigh
radical lenition eclipsis
troigh throigh dtroigh

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 traig”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Dillon, Myles; Donncha Ó Cróinín (1961), Teach Yourself Irish, Sevenoaks, England: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN, page 242
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 241
  4. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 390
  5. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 46, page 13
  6. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 345, page 118

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “troiġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1256; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “troigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish traig, from Proto-Celtic *tregess, from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to run, walk”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ʰɾɔç/

Noun

troigh f (genitive singular troighe, plural troighean) (abbreviated tr)

  1. foot (unit of measure)

See also

Mutation

Mutation of troigh
radical lenition
troigh throigh

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

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