troigh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish traig, from Proto-Celtic *tregess, from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to run, walk”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠɪɟ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠɔ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠɪç/[1] (as if spelled truich)

Noun

troigh f (genitive singular troighe, nominative plural troithe)

  1. foot (of human; unit of measurement; metrical unit)

Declension

Declension of troigh (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative troigh troithe
vocative a throigh a throithe
genitive troighe troithe
dative troigh troithe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an troigh na troithe
genitive na troighe na dtroithe
dative leis an troigh
don troigh 		leis na troithe

Mutation

Mutated forms of troigh
radical lenition eclipsis
troigh throigh dtroigh

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 345, page 118

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish traig, from Proto-Celtic *tregess, from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to run, walk”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ʰɾɔç/

Noun

troigh f (genitive singular troighe, plural troighean) (abbreviated tr)

  1. foot (unit of measure)

See also

Mutation

Mutation of troigh
radical lenition
troigh throigh

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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