traig

See also: tráig and träig

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tregess, from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to run, walk”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þragjan, “to run”) and Serbo-Croatian trȃg (“trace”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /traɣʲ/

Noun

traig f (genitive traiged, nominative plural traigid)

  1. (usually human, occasionally animal) foot
  2. step
  3. foot (unit of measure)

Declension

Feminine t-stem
singular dual plural
nominative traig traigidL, traig traigid
vocative traig traigidL, traig traigthea
accusative traigidN, traig traigidL, traig traigthea
genitive traiged traiged traigedN
dative traigidL, traig traigthib traigthib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: troigh
  • Manx: trie
  • Scottish Gaelic: troigh

Mutation

Mutation of traig
radical lenition nasalization
traig thraig traig
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. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 389
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