tráill

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse þræll. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic tràill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ˠɾˠɑːlʲ/
• Hyphenation: tráill

Noun

tráill f (genitive singular tráille, nominative plural tráilleanna)

1. Thrall, slave
2. Slavish person, wretch

Declension

Declension of tráill

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tráill tráilleanna Vocative a thráill a thráilleanna Genitive tráille tráilleanna Dative tráill tráilleanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tráill na tráilleanna Genitive na tráille na dtráilleanna Dative leis an tráill don tráill leis na tráilleanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tráill	thráill	dtráill
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tráill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN