triathach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish tríathach (“noble”), from tríath (“lord, chieftain, king”).

Adjective

triathach (genitive singular masculine triathaigh, genitive singular feminine triathaí, plural triathacha, comparative triathaí)

  1. (literary) lordly, noble

Declension

Declension of triathach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative triathach thriathach triathacha;
thriathacha2
vocative thriathaigh triathacha
genitive triathaí triathacha triathach
dative triathach;
thriathach1 		thriathach;
thriathaigh (archaic) 		triathacha;
thriathacha2
Comparative níos triathaí
Superlative is triathaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of triathach
radical lenition eclipsis
triathach thriathach dtriathach

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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