tréitheach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From tréith (“quality”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɾʲeha(x)/^[1]

Adjective

tréitheach (genitive singular masculine tréithigh, genitive singular feminine tréithí, plural tréitheacha, comparative tréithí)

gifted, talented
Synonym: éirimiúil
accomplished (having many accomplishments)
Synonyms: cumasach, inniúil
promising (showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion)
characteristic
Synonym: sainiúil

Declension

Declension of *tréitheach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	tréitheach	thréitheach	tréitheacha; thréitheacha²
vocative	thréithigh	thréitheach	tréitheacha
genitive	thréithigh	tréithí	tréitheacha	tréitheach
dative	tréitheach; thréitheach¹	thréitheach; thréithigh (archaic)	tréitheacha; thréitheacha²
Comparative	níos tréithí
Superlative	is tréithí

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

dea-thréitheach

Mutation

Mutated forms of *tréitheach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
tréitheach	thréitheach	dtréitheach

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

References

^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 36

“tréitheach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tréidech, tréithech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tréiṫeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 753
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tréitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

[1] Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 36

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