trian

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English

Etymology

See in trian aspect

Pronunciation

Adjective

trian

  1. (heraldry) Only used in in trian aspect

Esperanto

Pronunciation

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Adjective

trian

  1. accusative singular of tria

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish trían, from Old Irish trïan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʲɾʲiən̪ˠ/, /tʲɾʲiənˠ/

Noun

trian m (genitive singular triain, nominative plural trianta or treana)

  1. third (one of three equal parts of a whole)

Declension

Declension of trian

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative trian trianta
Vocative a thriain a thrianta
Genitive triain trianta
Dative trian trianta

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an trian na trianta
Genitive an triain na dtrianta
Dative leis an trian

don trian

leis na trianta

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
trian thrian dtrian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 trían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *triyanom. Cognate to Gaulish trianis and Welsh traean.

Pronunciation

Noun

triän n (genitive triüin)

  1. a third (1/3)

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative trianN trianN trianL, tréna
Vocative trianN trianN trianL, tréna
Accusative trianN trianN trianL, tréna
Genitive triüinL trian trianN
Dative triünL trénaib trénaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: trían

Mutation

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish trían, from Old Irish trïan.

Pronunciation

Noun

trian m (genitive singular trian, plural trianan)

  1. third

Related terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
trian thrian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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