tric

See also: tříc

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tricc (swift, active, sudden, urgent).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʲɾʲɪc/

Adjective

tric (genitive singular feminine trice, plural trice, comparative trice)

  1. quick, sudden

Declension

Declension of tric
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative tric thric trice;
thrice2
vocative thric trice
genitive trice trice tric
dative tric;
thric1
thric trice;
thrice2
Comparative níos trice
Superlative is trice

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 tric
radical lenition eclipsis
tric thric dtric

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tricc (swift, active, sudden, urgent).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ɾiçkʲ/

Adjective

tric (comparative trice)

  1. frequent

Derived terms

Adverb

tric (comparative trice)

  1. often, frequently

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English trick.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trɪk/

Noun

tric m (plural triciau or trics)

  1. trick, prank
    Synonyms: cast, pranc
  2. (card games) trick

Mutation

Mutated forms of tric
radical soft nasal aspirate
tric dric nhric thric

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “tric”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tric”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies