truacánta

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See also: truacanta

Irish

Etymology

Alteration of truánta, from trua +‎ -ánta; compare Scottish Gaelic truacanta.

Pronunciation

Adjective

truacánta

  1. piteous, pitiable
  2. plaintive

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Mutation

Mutated forms of truacánta
radical lenition eclipsis
truacánta thruacánta dtruacánta

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 416, page 136

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