treá

See also: trea

Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *tar-, *tra-, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- (“to pass through”), related to thar (“through”). However, compare Latin tragula (“dart”).

Noun

treá f (genitive singular treá, nominative plural treánna)

1. spear

Declension

Declension of treá

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative treá treánna Vocative a threá a threánna Genitive treá treánna Dative treá treánna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an treá na treánna Genitive na treá na dtreánna Dative leis an treá don treá leis na treánna

Alternative forms

• trá

Etymology 2

Noun

treá m (genitive singular treáite)

1. verbal noun of treáigh
2. penetration

Declension

Declension of treá

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative treá Vocative a threá Genitive treáite Dative treá

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an treá Genitive an treáite Dative leis an treá don treá

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
treá	threá	dtreá
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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