sraith

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish sreth, verbal noun of sernaid (“arrays, disposes, ranges, orders”).

Noun

sraith f (genitive singular sraithe, nominative plural sraitheanna)

  1. swath; spread, spreading-ground
  2. layer, ply, stratum, course (of bricks)
  3. row, rank, line, series
    Synonyms: líne, rang
  4. (poker) straight
  5. (music) progression
  6. (music) cycle
    Synonym: ciogal
  7. imposition, rate, tax

Declension

Declension of sraith (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sraith sraitheanna
vocative a shraith a shraitheanna
genitive sraithe sraitheanna
dative sraith sraitheanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tsraith na sraitheanna
genitive na sraithe na sraitheanna
dative leis an tsraith
don tsraith 		leis na sraitheanna

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of sraith
radical lenition eclipsis
sraith shraith
after an, tsraith 		not applicable

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

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Noun

sraith m

  1. genitive singular of srath (“tax, fine, amercement”)

Mutation

Mutation of sraith
radical lenition
sraith shraith
after "an", t-sraith

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

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