tréigthe

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Irish

Pronunciation

Participle

tréigthe

  1. past participle of tréig

Adjective

tréigthe

  1. derelict, abandoned, forsaken, deserted
    Synonyms: dearóil, folamh, fágtha
  2. faded (having lost some of its former color or intensity), rusty (worn, shabby, of dark clothing)

Declension

Declension of tréigthe
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative tréigthe thréigthe tréigthe;
thréigthe2
vocative thréigthe tréigthe
genitive tréigthe tréigthe tréigthe
dative tréigthe;
thréigthe1
thréigthe tréigthe;
thréigthe2
Comparative níos tréigthe
Superlative is tréigthe

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of tréigthe
radical lenition eclipsis
tréigthe thréigthe dtréigthe

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 44, page 23
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 422, page 137

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