trian

English

Etymology

See in trian aspect

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹaɪən/

Adjective

trian

1. (heraldry) Only used in in trian aspect

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

trian

1. accusative singular of tria

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish trían, from Old Irish trïan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʲɾʲiən̪ˠ/, /tʲɾʲiənˠ/

Noun

trian m (genitive singular triain, nominative plural trianta or treana)

1. third (one of three equal parts of a whole)

Declension

Declension of trian

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative trian trianta Vocative a thriain a thrianta Genitive triain trianta Dative trian trianta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an trian na trianta Genitive an triain na dtrianta Dative leis an trian don trian leis na trianta

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
trian	thrian	dtrian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “trian”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “trian”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 755
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “trian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *triyanom. Cognate to Gaulish trianis and Welsh traean.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtʲrʲi.an]

Noun

triän n (genitive triüin)

1. a third (1/3)

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	trianN	trianN	trianL, tréna
Vocative	trianN	trianN	trianL, tréna
Accusative	trianN	trianN	trianL, tréna
Genitive	triüinL	trian	trianN
Dative	triünL	trénaib	trénaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish: trían
  • Irish: trian
  • Scottish Gaelic: trian

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
triän	thriän	triän pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “trían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish trían, from Old Irish trïan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰɾiən/

Noun

trian m (genitive singular trian, plural trianan)

1. third

Related terms

• trì

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
trian	thrian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.