triath

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *treyatū, cognate with Welsh *trwyth, attested in Twrch Trwyth, which is a cognate to Torc Triath, both refer to mythological boar.[1] Connected by Pokorny to Ancient Greek Τρίτων (Trítōn, name of a sea god).[2]

Noun

triäth (gender unknown, genitive trethan)

  1. (poetic) sea, waves

Inflection

Unknown gender n-stem
singular dual plural
nominative triath trethainL trethain
vocative triath trethainL trethnaH
accusative trethainN trethainL trethnaH
genitive trethan trethanL trethanN
dative trethainL, triathL trethnaib trethnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of triath
radical lenition nasalization
triath thriath triath
pronounced with /dʲ-/

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

References

  1. ^ K. T. Witzcak, I. Kaczor, "Linguistic evidence for Proto-Indo-European pantheon"
  2. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 240

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

triath f (genitive singular triatha, plural triathan)

  1. lord, noble
  2. chief (of a clan)
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