tréith

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tréde (“three things; accomplishments (which were usually listed in threes)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʲɾʲeː/

Noun

tréith f (genitive singular tréithe, nominative plural tréithe)

  1. trait, characteristic, feature
  2. quality, accomplishment

Declension

Declension of tréith (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative tréith tréithe
vocative a thréith a thréithe
genitive tréithe tréithe
dative tréith tréithe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tréith na tréithe
genitive na tréithe na dtréithe
dative leis an tréith
don tréith 		leis na tréithe

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of tréith
radical lenition eclipsis
tréith thréith dtréith

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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