traig

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See also: tráig and träig

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tregess, from Proto-Indo-European *tregʰ- (“to run, walk”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þragjan, “to run”) and Serbo-Croatian trȃg (“trace”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

traig f (genitive traiged, nominative plural traigid)

  1. (usually human, occasionally animal) foot
  2. step
  3. foot (unit of measure)

Declension

Feminine t-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative traig traigidL, traig traigid
Vocative traig traigidL, traig traigthea
Accusative traigidN, traig traigidL, traig traigthea
Genitive traiged traiged traigedN
Dative traigidL, traig traigthib traigthib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: troigh
  • Manx: trie
  • Scottish Gaelic: troigh

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
traig thraig traig
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 389
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