trácht

See also: tracht and Tracht

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish tracht (strand, shore), from Proto-Celtic *traxtus. Cognate with Welsh traeth (beach).

Noun

trácht m (genitive singular tráicht, nominative plural tráicht)

  1. (literary) strand, beach
    Synonyms: trá, cladach
Declension
Declension of trácht (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative trácht tráicht
vocative a thráicht a thráchta
genitive tráicht trácht
dative trácht tráicht
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an trácht na tráicht
genitive an tráicht na dtrácht
dative leis an trácht
don trácht
leis na tráicht

Etymology 2

From Old Irish trácht (the sole of the foot, the foot).

Noun

trácht m (genitive singular tráchta, nominative plural tráchtanna)

  1. sole (of foot), tread (of tyre)
  2. (anatomy) instep, arch (of foot)
  3. base, base measurement
  4. width, dimension
Declension
Declension of trácht (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative trácht tráchtanna
vocative a thrácht a thráchtanna
genitive tráchta tráchtanna
dative trácht tráchtanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an trácht na tráchtanna
genitive an tráchta na dtráchtanna
dative leis an trácht
don trácht
leis na tráchtanna
Derived terms
  • atrácht (retread (tyre), transitive verb)

Etymology 3

From Old Irish trácht (trade, intercourse; movement, travelling).

Noun

trácht m (genitive singular tráchta)

  1. verbal noun of trácht (go, proceed; journey, travel)
  2. going, travelling; journey, passage; frequentation
  3. traffic (on roads, in goods, etc.)
Declension
Declension of trácht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative trácht
vocative a thrácht
genitive tráchta
dative trácht
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an trácht
genitive an tráchta
dative leis an trácht
don trácht
Alternative forms
  • tráchtaint (verbal noun)
Derived terms
  • bac tráchta (traffic block)
  • bád tráchta (cargo-boat)
  • brú tráchta (traffic congestion)
  • coinbhéirseacht tráchta (traffic convergence)
  • comharthaí tráchta (traffic-signals)
  • cón tráchta (traffic cone)
  • maor tráchta (traffic-warden)
  • oileán tráchta (traffic island)
  • plódú tráchta (congestion of traffic)
  • post-trácht (mail-order business)
  • scrogall tráchta (traffic bottleneck)
  • soilse tráchta (traffic-lights)
  • stopadh tráchta (hold-up of traffic)
  • tráchtáil ((act of) trading; trade, commerce)
  • tráchtaisnéis (statement of account)
  • tráchtearra (article of trade, commodity)
  • tráchtlong (merchantman)
  • tráchtsolas (traffic-light)
  • tranglam tráchta (traffic confusion)
  • tráchtálaí (trader)

Verb

trácht (present analytic tráchtann, future analytic tráchtfaidh, verbal noun trácht, past participle tráchta)

  1. (ambitransitive) to go, proceed
  2. (ambitransitive) to journey, travel
Conjugation

Etymology 4

A modern form of Old Irish tráchtad (discourse, account, mention) (compare tráchtadh).

Noun

trácht m (genitive singular tráchta, nominative plural tráchtanna)

  1. verbal noun of trácht (mention; discuss, comment on; relate)
  2. (with ar, thar) mention (of)
    Synonym: teacht thar
  3. discourse, comment
  4. (ecclesiastical) tract
Declension
Declension of trácht (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative trácht tráchtanna
vocative a thrácht a thráchtanna
genitive tráchta tráchtanna
dative trácht tráchtanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an trácht na tráchtanna
genitive an tráchta na dtráchtanna
dative leis an trácht
don trácht
leis na tráchtanna
Alternative forms
  • tráchtadh (verbal noun)

Verb

trácht (present analytic tráchtann, future analytic tráchtfaidh, verbal noun trácht, past participle tráchta) (ambitransitive)

  1. mention, discuss, relate
  2. relate, recite, tell, narrate, perform (with ar (on))
    Synonyms: ársaigh, inis, reic, aithris, eachtraigh
  3. discuss, examine, consider, explore, comment on (with ar (on))
    Synonyms: cíor, cuir faoi chaibidil, spíon, pléigh, déan cíoradh, déan trácht
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • tráchtaire (commentator)
  • tráchtas (treatise, dissertation; thesis)
  • tráchtaireacht ((act of) commenting; commentary)

Mutation

Mutated forms of trácht
radical lenition eclipsis
trácht thrácht dtrácht

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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