tric

See also: tříc

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tricc (“swift, active, sudden, urgent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʲɾʲɪc/

Adjective

tric (genitive singular feminine trice, plural trice, comparative trice)

1. quick, sudden

Declension

Declension of tric

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	tric	thric	trice; thrice2
vocative	thric		trice
genitive		trice	trice	tric
dative	tric; thric1	thric	trice; thrice2
Comparative	níos trice
Superlative	is trice

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms

• trice (“suddenness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tric

radical	lenition	eclipsis
tric	thric	dtric

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tricc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tricc (“swift, active, sudden, urgent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ɾiçkʲ/

Adjective

tric (comparative trice)

1. frequent

Derived terms

• gu tric - often
• mar as trice, mar bu trice - usually
• tricead - frequency

Adverb

tric (comparative trice)

1. often, frequently

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English trick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trɪk/

Noun

tric m (plural triciau or trics)

1. trick, prank

   Synonyms: cast, pranc

2. (card games) trick

Mutation

Mutated forms of tric

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tric	dric	nhric	thric

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “tric”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tric”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies