sruith

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sruith (“aged, venerable”).

Pronunciation

Noun

sruith m (genitive singular sruithe, nominative plural sruithe)

  1. (literary) wise man, sage
    Synonyms: eagnaí, fáidh, tairngire

Declension

Declension of sruith (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative sruith sruithe
vocative a shruith a shruithe
genitive sruithe sruithe
dative sruith sruithe
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an sruith na sruithe
genitive an tsruithe na sruithe
dative leis an sruith
don sruith 		leis na sruithe

Mutation

Mutated forms of sruith
radical lenition eclipsis
sruith shruith
after an, tsruith 		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

Noun

sruith m

  1. genitive singular of sruth
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