troigh

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish traig, from Proto-Celtic *tregess, from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (to run, walk).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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troigh f (genitive singular troighe, nominative plural troithe)

  1. foot (of human; unit of measurement; metrical unit)

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
troigh throigh dtroigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 345, page 118

Scottish Gaelic

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Scottish Gaelic Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Old Irish traig, from Proto-Celtic *tregess, from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (to run, walk).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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troigh f (genitive singular troighe, plural troighean) (abbreviated tr)

  1. foot (unit of measure)

See also

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
troigh throigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.