tráta

See also: trata, tratá, tratà, and träta

Irish

trátaí

Etymology

From Spanish tomate (compare práta (“potato”)), from Classical Nahuatl tomatl (“tomatillo”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɾˠɑːt̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɾˠæːt̪ˠə/

Noun

tráta m (genitive singular tráta, nominative plural trátaí)

1. tomato

Declension

Declension of tráta

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tráta trátaí Vocative a thráta a thrátaí Genitive tráta trátaí Dative tráta trátaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tráta na trátaí Genitive an tráta na dtrátaí Dative leis an tráta don tráta leis na trátaí

Derived terms

• anlann trátaí (“tomato sauce”)
• sú trátaí (“tomato juice”)
• taos trátaí (“tomato paste”)
• tráta mairt (“beefsteak tomato”)
• tráta silín (“cherry tomato”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tráta	thráta	dtráta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tráta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “tráta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “tráta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.