triail

See also: triáil

Irish

Alternative forms

(nonstandard) triáil

Etymology

From Middle English trial or Anglo-Norman trial (“act of trying, testing”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /tʲɾʲiəlʲ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /tʲɾʲiːɑːlʲ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): (as if spelt traoiáil) /t̪ˠɾˠiːɑːlʲ/^[1]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /tʲɾʲiæːlˠ/

Verb

triail (present analytic triaileann, future analytic triailfidh, verbal noun triail, past participle triailte)

try, test
(law) try

Conjugation

conjugation of triail (first conjugation – A)

tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
verbal noun	triail
past participle	triailte
tense	first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative
present	triailim	triaileann tú; triailir^†	triaileann sé, sí	triailimid	triaileann sibh	triaileann siad; triailid^†	a thriaileann; a thriaileas / a dtriaileann*	triailtear
past	thriail mé; thriaileas	thriail tú; thriailis	thriail sé, sí	thriaileamar; thriail muid	thriail sibh; thriaileabhair	thriail siad; thriaileadar	a thriail / ar thriail*	triaileadh
past habitual	thriailinn / dtriailinn‡‡	thriailteá / dtriailteá‡‡	thriaileadh sé, sí / dtriaileadh sé, sí‡‡	thriailimis; thriaileadh muid / dtriailimis‡‡; dtriaileadh muid‡‡	thriaileadh sibh / dtriaileadh sibh‡‡	thriailidís; thriaileadh siad / dtriailidís‡‡; dtriaileadh siad‡‡	a thriaileadh / a dtriaileadh*	thriailtí / dtriailtí‡‡
future	triailfidh mé; triailfead	triailfidh tú; triailfir^†	triailfidh sé, sí	triailfimid; triailfidh muid	triailfidh sibh	triailfidh siad; triailfid^†	a thriailfidh; a thriailfeas / a dtriailfidh*	triailfear
conditional	thriailfinn / dtriailfinn‡‡	thriailfeá / dtriailfeá‡‡	thriailfeadh sé, sí / dtriailfeadh sé, sí‡‡	thriailfimis; thriailfeadh muid / dtriailfimis‡‡; dtriailfeadh muid‡‡	thriailfeadh sibh / dtriailfeadh sibh‡‡	thriailfidís; thriailfeadh siad / dtriailfidís‡‡; dtriailfeadh siad‡‡	a thriailfeadh / a dtriailfeadh*	thriailfí / dtriailfí‡‡
subjunctive
present	go dtriaile mé; go dtriailead^†	go dtriaile tú; go dtriailir^†	go dtriaile sé, sí	go dtriailimid; go dtriaile muid	go dtriaile sibh	go dtriaile siad; go dtriailid^†	—	go dtriailtear
past	dá dtriailinn	dá dtriailteá	dá dtriaileadh sé, sí	dá dtriailimis; dá dtriaileadh muid	dá dtriaileadh sibh	dá dtriailidís; dá dtriaileadh siad	—	dá dtriailtí
imperative
–	triailim	triail	triaileadh sé, sí	triailimis	triailigí; triailidh^†	triailidís	—	triailtear

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Synonyms

(try, test): tástáil

Derived terms

atriail (“retry”)
triaileadán (“test-tube”)
triailteoir (“tester; fitter-on”)

Noun

triail f (genitive singular trialach, nominative plural trialacha)

verbal noun of triail
trial, test
(law) trial

Declension

Declension of triail (fifth declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	triail	trialacha
vocative	a thriail	a thrialacha
genitive	trialach	trialacha
dative	triail	trialacha

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an triail	na trialacha
genitive	na trialach	na dtrialacha
dative	leis an triail don triail	leis na trialacha

Synonyms

(trial, test): tástáil

Derived terms

atriail (“retrial; repeated trials”)
trialach (“trial, experimental, tentative”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *triail*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
triail	thriail	dtriail

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

References

^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, page 44

[1] Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, page 44

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