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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish sráit, borrowed from Old English strǣt, from Proto-West Germanic *strātu, from Late Latin strāta (possibly via Old English strǣt).
Pronunciation
Noun
sráid f (genitive singular sráide, nominative plural sráideanna or sráideacha)
- street
- level (surfaced) ground around house
- village
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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sráid
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shráid after an, tsráid
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not applicable
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sráid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sráid”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “sráid”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024