tréigthe

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʲɾʲeːcə/, [ˈtʲɾʲeːcɪ][1], [ˈtʲɾʲei̯cə][2]

Participle

tréigthe

  1. past participle of tréig

Adjective

tréigthe

  1. derelict, abandoned, forsaken, deserted
    Synonyms: dearóil, folamh, fágtha
  2. faded (having lost some of its former color or intensity), rusty (worn, shabby, of dark clothing)

Declension

Declension of tréigthe
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative tréigthe thréigthe tréigthe;
thréigthe2
vocative thréigthe tréigthe
genitive tréigthe tréigthe tréigthe
dative tréigthe;
thréigthe1
thréigthe tréigthe;
thréigthe2
Comparative níos tréigthe
Superlative is tréigthe

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of tréigthe
radical lenition eclipsis
tréigthe thréigthe dtréigthe

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 44, page 23
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 422, page 137

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