trioblóid

Irish

Etymology

From Latin trībulātiō; doublet of treabhlaid (which comes via Middle Irish treblait).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /tʲɾʲɪbˠəˈl̪ˠoːdʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɾʲɪbˠlˠoːdʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɾʲɨ̞bˠlˠɔdʲ/

Noun

trioblóid f (genitive singular trioblóide, nominative plural trioblóidí)

1. trouble, mischief

Declension

Declension of trioblóid

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative trioblóid trioblóida Vocative a thrioblóid a thrioblóida Genitive trioblóide trioblóid Dative trioblóid trioblóida

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an trioblóid na trioblóida Genitive na trioblóide na dtrioblóid Dative leis an trioblóid don trioblóid leis na trioblóida

Derived terms

• trioblóideach
• na Trioblóidí (“the Troubles (violence in Northern Ireland)”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
trioblóid	thrioblóid	dtrioblóid
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), “treblait”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “trioblóid”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 755
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “trioblóid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “trioblóid”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “trioblóid”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024