triarach
Irish
Etymology
From triar + -ach.
Adjective
triarach (genitive singular masculine triaraigh, genitive singular feminine triaraí, plural triaracha, not comparable)
- triple, treble, triplicate
Declension
Declension of triarach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | triarach | thriarach | triaracha; thriaracha² | |
Vocative | thriaraigh | triaracha | ||
Genitive | triaraí | triaracha | triarach | |
Dative | triarach; thriarach¹ | thriarach; thriaraigh (archaic) | triaracha; thriaracha² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
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
- nasc triarach
Noun
triarach m (genitive singular triaraigh, nominative plural triaraigh)
- triplicate
Declension
Declension of triarach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
triarach | thriarach | dtriarach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “triarach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “triarach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “triarach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.