trian

English

Etymology

See in trian aspect

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɹaɪən/

Adjective

trian

  1. (heraldry) Only used in in trian aspect

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Adjective

trian

  1. accusative singular of tria

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish trían, from Old Irish trïan.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʲɾʲiən̪ˠ/, /tʲɾʲiənˠ/[2]

Noun

trian m (genitive singular triain, nominative plural trianta or treana)

  1. third (one of three equal parts of a whole)

Usage notes

This word frequently irregularly undergoes eclipsis rather than lenition after dhá (“two”): dhá dtrian ― two thirds. This is a remnant of Old Irish, in which trïan was a neuter noun, and neuter nouns undergo eclipsis after dá.

Declension

Declension of trian (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative trian trianta
vocative a thriain a thrianta
genitive triain trianta
dative trian trianta
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an trian na trianta
genitive an triain na dtrianta
dative leis an trian
don trian 		leis na trianta

Mutation

Mutated forms of trian
radical lenition eclipsis
trian thrian dtrian

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 trían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 388, page 129

Further reading

  • “trian”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “trian”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 755
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “trian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *triyanom. Cognate to Gaulish trianis and Welsh traean.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtʲrʲi.an]

Noun

trïan n (genitive trïuin)

  1. a third (1/3)

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative trïanN trïanN trïanL, tréna
vocative trïanN trïanN trïanL, tréna
accusative trïanN trïanN trïanL, tréna
genitive trïuinL trïan trïanN
dative trïunL trénaib trénaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: trían

Mutation

Mutation of trian
radical lenition nasalization
trian thrian trian
pronounced with /dʲ-/

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish trían, from Old Irish trïan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰɾiən/

Noun

trian m (genitive singular trian, plural trianan)

  1. third

Mutation

Mutation of trian
radical lenition
trian thrian

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

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