traoch
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish tráethaid, from Old Irish tróethaid. 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)
| verbal noun | traochadh | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| past participle | traochta | |||||||
| tense | singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| indicative | ||||||||
| present | traochaim | traochann tú; traochair† |
traochann sé, sí | traochaimid | traochann sibh | traochann siad; traochaid† |
a thraochann; a thraochas / a dtraochann* |
traochtar |
| past | thraoch mé; thraochas | thraoch tú; thraochais | thraoch sé, sí | thraochamar; thraoch muid | thraoch sibh; thraochabhair | thraoch siad; thraochadar | a thraoch / ar thraoch* |
traochadh |
| past habitual | thraochainn / dtraochainn‡‡ | thraochtá / dtraochtᇇ | thraochadh sé, sí / dtraochadh sé, s퇇 | thraochaimis; thraochadh muid / dtraochaimis‡‡; dtraochadh muid‡‡ | thraochadh sibh / dtraochadh sibh‡‡ | thraochaidís; thraochadh siad / dtraochaidís‡‡; dtraochadh siad‡‡ | a thraochadh / a dtraochadh* |
thraochtaí / dtraochta퇇 |
| future | traochfaidh mé; traochfad |
traochfaidh tú; traochfair† |
traochfaidh sé, sí | traochfaimid; traochfaidh muid |
traochfaidh sibh | traochfaidh siad; traochfaid† |
a thraochfaidh; a thraochfas / a dtraochfaidh* |
traochfar |
| conditional | thraochfainn / dtraochfainn‡‡ | thraochfá / dtraochfᇇ | thraochfadh sé, sí / dtraochfadh sé, s퇇 | thraochfaimis; thraochfadh muid / dtraochfaimis‡‡; dtraochfadh muid‡‡ | thraochfadh sibh / dtraochfadh sibh‡‡ | thraochfaidís; thraochfadh siad / dtraochfaidís‡‡; dtraochfadh siad‡‡ | a thraochfadh / a dtraochfadh* |
thraochfaí / dtraochfa퇇 |
| subjunctive | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| – | traochaim | traoch | traochadh sé, sí | traochaimis | traochaigí; traochaidh† |
traochaidís | — | traochtar |
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
| 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.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “traethaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “traoċaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 749
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “traoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN