triùir
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From the dative case of Old Irish tríar (compare Irish triúr), from the Old Irish equivalents of trì and fear.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
triùir f (plural triùirean)
Usage notes edit
- Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
- Following noun is in the genitive:
- triùir bhalach ― three boys
- Alternatively, de and the dative are used:
- triùir de bhalaich ― three boys
- Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig
- an triùir dhiubh / aca ― the three of them
- Also used on its own:
- Bha triùir ann. ― There were three.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
triùir | thriùir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “triùir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tríar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language