tróethaid

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably denominative from Old Irish traeth (neuter), then originally meaning "to neuter". Maybe related to Middle Irish tríath, tréith (weak). tróethaid would represent o-grade Proto-Celtic *troit- to traeth's e-grade *treit-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtroːi̯θəðʲ/

Verb

tróethaid (verbal noun tróethad)

  1. to subdue, wear out

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: tráethaid

Mutation

Mutation of tróethaid
radical lenition nasalization
tróethaid thróethaid tróethaid
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/

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

References

  1. ^ Vendryes, Joseph (1959–96) “traethaid”, in Lexique Étymologique de l'Irlandais Ancien [Etymological lexicon of Old Irish] (in French), volume T U, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, page T-122

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