truán
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish truagán, from Old Irish trógán.[2] By surface analysis, trua + -án.
Noun[edit]
truán m (genitive singular truáin, nominative plural truáin)
- wretch (unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person)
Declension[edit]
Declension of truán
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| truán | thruán | dtruán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ “truán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “trúagán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “truaġán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 759
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “truán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN