triús

See also: -trius

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English trews.

Noun

triús m (genitive singular triúis, nominative plural triúis)

1. (pair of) trousers, trews

Declension

Declension of triús

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative triús triúis Vocative a thriúis a thriúsa Genitive triúis triús Dative triús triúis

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an triús na triúis Genitive an triúis na dtriús Dative leis an triús don triús leis na triúis

Synonyms

• bríste m

Derived terms

• Máirín an triúis (“female stonechat”)
• triús cnis m (“tights”)
• triús marcaíochta m (“jodhpurs”)
• triús-sciorta m (“pantskirt”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
triús	thriús	dtriús
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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