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Etymology edit

From Old Irish tróethaid.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

traoith (present analytic traoitheann, future analytic traoithfidh, verbal noun traoitheadh, past participle traoite)

  1. to subdue (overcome, quieten, bring under control)
    Synonym: ceansaigh
  2. to abate, reduce
    Synonyms: ciúnaigh, maolaigh, laghdaigh
  3. to wear out (exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness), to weary
    Synonym: tuirsigh
  4. to waste (gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail), waste away, consume
    Synonym: cnaígh

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Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
traoith thraoith dtraoith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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