tnáith
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Originally an alternative form of tráigh (“to ebb”) with semantic differentiation, as Old Irish tráigid also meant “to exhaust”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠn̪ˠɑːh/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /t̪ˠnˠɑː/, /t̪ˠɾˠɑː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠaː/
Verb
[edit]tnáith (present analytic tnáitheann, future analytic tnáithfidh, verbal noun tnáitheadh, past participle tnáite)
Conjugation
[edit]conjugation of tnáith (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tnáith | thnáith | dtnáith |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ “tnáith”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 215, page 111
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tnáṫaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 738
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tnáith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN