sraoth

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish sreód (sneeze).

Noun

sraoth m (genitive singular sraotha, nominative plural sraothanna)

  1. sneeze
    Lig sí sraoth.She sneezed.
  2. snort
Declension
Declension of sraoth (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative sraoth sraothanna
vocative a shraoth a shraothanna
genitive sraotha sraothanna
dative sraoth sraothanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an sraoth na sraothanna
genitive an tsraotha na sraothanna
dative leis an sraoth
don sraoth
leis na sraothanna

Etymology 2

Related to sruth (stream, river, current),

Noun

sraoth m (genitive singular sraotha, nominative plural sraothanna or sraotha)

  1. race, channel
    sraoth muilinn.millrace
  2. flow
Declension

(weak plural)

Declension of sraoth (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative sraoth sraothanna
vocative a shraoth a shraothanna
genitive sraotha sraothanna
dative sraoth sraothanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an sraoth na sraothanna
genitive an tsraotha na sraothanna
dative leis an sraoth
don sraoth
leis na sraothanna

(strong plural)

Declension of sraoth (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative sraoth sraotha
vocative a shraoth a shraotha
genitive sraotha sraoth
dative sraoth sraotha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an sraoth na sraotha
genitive an tsraotha na sraoth
dative leis an sraoth
don sraoth
leis na sraotha

Mutation

Mutated forms of sraoth
radical lenition eclipsis
sraoth shraoth
after an, tsraoth
not applicable

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

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