tráth

See also: trath and tràth

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tráth.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): [t̪ˠɾˠɑː]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [t̪ˠɾˠæː]

Noun

tráth m (genitive trátha, plural tráthanna or trátha)

1. hour
2. time
3. day, period

Declension

Declension of tráth

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative tráth tráthanna Vocative a thráth a thráthanna Genitive trátha tráthanna Dative tráth tráthanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tráth na tráthanna Genitive an trátha na dtráthanna Dative leis an tráth don tráth leis na tráthanna

Declension of tráth

Irregular

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tráth trátha Vocative a thráth a thrátha Genitive trátha tráth Dative tráth trátha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tráth na trátha Genitive an trátha na dtráth Dative leis an tráth don tráth leis na trátha

Derived terms

Terms derived from tráth

• antráth (“inopportune time; late hour”)
• go tráthrialta (“at regular times, regularly, punctually”)

• tráthaí (“person who keeps regular hours”)
• trátháil (“take advantage of, attend to”, verb)

• tráthchlár (“timetable”)
• tráthnóna (“afternoon, evening”)

• tráthúil (“timely, opportune; apt, felicitous, witty; quick-witted”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tráth	thráth	dtráth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /traːθ/

Noun

tráth n, m

1. period of time, hour, point in time
2. day
3. canonical hour

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• tráthach
• tráthamail (“timely”)

Descendants

• Irish: tráth
• Manx: traa
• Scottish Gaelic: tràth

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
tráth	thráth	tráth pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.