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:

Declension of tráth

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative tráth tráthanna Vocative a thráth a thráthanna Genitive trátha tráthanna Dative tráth tráthanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tráth na tráthanna Genitive an trátha na dtráthanna Dative leis an tráth don tráth leis na tráthanna

With weak plural:

Declension of tráth

Irregular

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tráth trátha Vocative a thráth a thrátha Genitive trátha tráth Dative tráth trátha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tráth na trátha Genitive an trátha na dtráth Dative leis an tráth don tráth leis na trátha

Derived terms

• antráth
• go tráthrialta (“at regular times, regularly, punctually”)
• i dtráth
• i dtrátha
• in am agus i dtráth
• tráthaí (“person who keeps regular hours”)
• trátháil (“take advantage of, attend to”)
• tráthchlár
• tráthnóna
• tráthúil

 

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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tráth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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

• tráthach
• tráthamail (“timely”)

Descendants

• Irish: tráth
• Manx: traa
• Scottish Gaelic: tràth

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
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.