tróethaid

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • troethaid, troithaid, traethaid

Etymology

Probably denominative from Old Irish traeth (“neuter”), then originally meaning "to neuter". Maybe related to Middle Irish tríath, tréith (“weak”). tróethaid would represent o-grade Proto-Celtic *troit- to traeth's e-grade *treit-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtroːi̯θəðʲ/

Verb

tróethaid (verbal noun tróethad)

  1. to subdue, wear out

Conjugation

Simple, class A I present, s preterite
active passive
singular plural singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present indicative abs. troethaid
conj.
rel.
imperfect indicative
preterite abs. tróethsus (with suffixed pronoun -us)
conj.
rel.
perfect deut.
prot.
future abs.
conj.
rel.
conditional
present subjunctive abs.
conj.
rel.
past subjunctive
imperative
verbal noun tróethad
past participle traetha
verbal of necessity

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: tráethaid

Mutation

Mutation of tróethaid
radical lenition nasalization
tróethaid thróethaid tróethaid
pronounced with /d-/

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

References

  1. ^ Vendryes, Joseph (1959–96) “traethaid”, in Lexique Étymologique de l'Irlandais Ancien [Etymological lexicon of Old Irish] (in French), volume T U, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, page T-122

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