srathnaigh
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish srethnaigid, from Old Irish sreth, verbal noun of sernaid (whence modern searn).[2]
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɾˠɑhn̪ˠɪɟ/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɾˠahnˠə/, /ˈsˠɾˠahn̪ˠə/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɾˠahnˠiː/, /ˈsˠɾˠahn̪ˠiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠɾˠʌhnˠi/, [ˈʂ(ɽ)ʌhnˠi]; /ˈsˠɾˠʌhn̪ˠi/[3], [ˈʂ(ɽ)ʌhn̪ˠi]
Verb
editsrathnaigh (present analytic srathnaíonn, future analytic srathnóidh, verbal noun srathnú, past participle srathnaithe)
- to scatter, spread (out), disperse (scatter in different directions)
- (literary) to arrange in order, to dispose (distribute and put in place)
Conjugation
editconjugation of srathnaigh (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
srathnaigh | shrathnaigh after an, tsrathnaigh |
not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ “srathnaigh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sreth(n)aigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 50
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sraṫnuiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 687
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “srathnaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN