traoith

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish tróethaid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɾˠiː/

Verb

traoith (present analytic traoitheann, future analytic traoithfidh, verbal noun traoitheadh, past participle traoite)

  1. to subdue (overcome, quieten, bring under control)
    Synonym: ceansaigh
  2. to abate, reduce
    Synonyms: ciúnaigh, maolaigh, laghdaigh
  3. to wear out (exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness), to weary
    Synonym: tuirsigh
  4. to waste (gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail), waste away, consume
    Synonym: cnaígh

Conjugation

conjugation of traoith (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun traoitheadh
past participle traoite
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present traoithim traoitheann tú;
traoithir† 		traoitheann sé, sí traoithimid traoitheann sibh traoitheann siad;
traoithid† 		a thraoitheann; a thraoitheas /
a dtraoitheann* 		traoitear
past thraoith mé; thraoitheas thraoith tú; thraoithis thraoith sé, sí thraoitheamar; thraoith muid thraoith sibh; thraoitheabhair thraoith siad; thraoitheadar a thraoith /
ar thraoith* 		traoitheadh
past habitual thraoithinn / dtraoithinn‡‡ thraoiteá / dtraoiteᇇ thraoitheadh sé, sí / dtraoitheadh sé, s퇇 thraoithimis; thraoitheadh muid / dtraoithimis‡‡; dtraoitheadh muid‡‡ thraoitheadh sibh / dtraoitheadh sibh‡‡ thraoithidís; thraoitheadh siad / dtraoithidís‡‡; dtraoitheadh siad‡‡ a thraoitheadh /
a dtraoitheadh* 		thraoití / dtraoit퇇
future traoithfidh mé;
traoithfead 		traoithfidh tú;
traoithfir† 		traoithfidh sé, sí traoithfimid;
traoithfidh muid 		traoithfidh sibh traoithfidh siad;
traoithfid† 		a thraoithfidh; a thraoithfeas /
a dtraoithfidh* 		traoithfear
conditional thraoithfinn / dtraoithfinn‡‡ thraoithfeá / dtraoithfeᇇ thraoithfeadh sé, sí / dtraoithfeadh sé, s퇇 thraoithfimis; thraoithfeadh muid / dtraoithfimis‡‡; dtraoithfeadh muid‡‡ thraoithfeadh sibh / dtraoithfeadh sibh‡‡ thraoithfidís; thraoithfeadh siad / dtraoithfidís‡‡; dtraoithfeadh siad‡‡ a thraoithfeadh /
a dtraoithfeadh* 		thraoithfí / dtraoithf퇇
subjunctive
present go dtraoithe mé;
go dtraoithead† 		go dtraoithe tú;
go dtraoithir† 		go dtraoithe sé, sí go dtraoithimid;
go dtraoithe muid 		go dtraoithe sibh go dtraoithe siad;
go dtraoithid† 		— go dtraoitear
past dá dtraoithinn dá dtraoiteá dá dtraoitheadh sé, sí dá dtraoithimis;
dá dtraoitheadh muid 		dá dtraoitheadh sibh dá dtraoithidís;
dá dtraoitheadh siad 		— dá dtraoití
imperative
– traoithim traoith traoitheadh sé, sí traoithimis traoithigí;
traoithidh† 		traoithidís — traoitear

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

  • traoitheach

Mutation

Mutated forms of traoith
radical lenition eclipsis
traoith thraoith dtraoith

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

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