triail

See also: triáil

Irish

Alternative forms

• (nonstandard) triáil

Etymology

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Verb

triail (present analytic triaileann, future analytic triailfidh, verbal noun triail, past participle triailte)

1. try, test
2. (law) try

Conjugation

conjugation of triail (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	triailim	triaileann tú; triailir†	triaileann sé, sí	triailimid	triaileann sibh	triaileann siad; triailid†	a thriaileann; a thriaileas / a dtriaileann*; a dtriaileas*	triailtear
	past	thriail mé; thriaileas	thriail tú; thriailis	thriail sé, sí	thriaileamar; thriail muid	thriail sibh; thriaileabhair	thriail siad; thriaileadar	a thriail / ar thriail*	triaileadh
	past habitual	thriailinn / dtriailinn‡‡	thriailteá / dtriailteᇇ	thriaileadh sé, sí / dtriaileadh sé, s퇇	thriailimis; thriaileadh muid / dtriailimis‡‡; dtriaileadh muid‡‡	thriaileadh sibh / dtriaileadh sibh‡‡	thriailidís; thriaileadh siad / dtriailidís‡‡; dtriaileadh siad‡‡	a thriaileadh / a dtriaileadh*	thriailtí / dtriailt퇇
future		triailfidh mé; triailfead	triailfidh tú; triailfir†	triailfidh sé, sí	triailfimid; triailfidh muid	triailfidh sibh	triailfidh siad; triailfid†	a thriailfidh; a thriailfeas / a dtriailfidh*; a dtriailfeas*	triailfear
conditional		thriailfinn / dtriailfinn‡‡	thriailfeá / dtriailfeᇇ	thriailfeadh sé, sí / dtriailfeadh sé, s퇇	thriailfimis; thriailfeadh muid / dtriailfimis‡‡; dtriailfeadh muid‡‡	thriailfeadh sibh / dtriailfeadh sibh‡‡	thriailfidís; thriailfeadh siad / dtriailfidís‡‡; dtriailfeadh siad‡‡	a thriailfeadh / a dtriailfeadh*	thriailfí / dtriailf퇇
subjunctive	present	go dtriaile mé; go dtriailead†	go dtriaile tú; go dtriailir†	go dtriaile sé, sí	go dtriailimid; go dtriaile muid	go dtriaile sibh	go dtriaile siad; go dtriailid†	—	go dtriailtear
	past	dá dtriailinn	dá dtriailteá	dá dtriaileadh sé, sí	dá dtriailimis; dá dtriaileadh muid	dá dtriaileadh sibh	dá dtriailidís; dá dtriaileadh siad	—	dá dtriailtí
imperative		triailim	triail	triaileadh sé, sí	triailimis	triailigí; triailidh†	triailidís	—	triailtear
verbal noun		triail
past participle		triailte

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Synonyms

• (try, test): tástáil

Derived terms

• atriail (“retry”)
• triaileadán (“test-tube”)
• triailteoir (“tester; fitter-on”)

 

Noun

triail f (genitive singular trialach, nominative plural trialacha)

1. verbal noun of triail
2. trial, test
3. (law) trial

Declension

Declension of triail

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative triail trialacha Vocative a thriail a thrialacha Genitive trialach trialacha Dative triail trialacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an triail na trialacha Genitive na trialach na dtrialacha Dative leis an triail don triail leis na trialacha

Synonyms

• (trial, test): tástáil

Derived terms

• atriail (“retrial; repeated trials”)
• trialach (“trial, experimental, tentative”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
triail	thriail	dtriail
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.