tràill
See also: Traill
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse þræll. Cognate with Irish tráill.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪ʰɾai̯ʎ/
- Hyphenation: tràill
Noun
tràill m or f (genitive singular tràille or tràill, plural tràillean)
- slave
- addict
- drudge
Declension
Declension of tràill (class IIb feminine noun)
| Indefinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | tràill | tràillean |
| Genitive | tràille, tràill | thràillean |
| Dative | tràill | tràillean |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | (an) tràill | (na) tràillean |
| Genitive | (na) tràille, tràill | (nan) tràillean |
| Dative | (an) tràill | (na) tràillean |
| Vocative | (a) thràill | (a) thràillean |
Declension of tràill (class IIc masculine noun)
| Indefinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | tràill | tràillean |
| Genitive | tràille, tràill | thràillean |
| Dative | tràill | tràillean |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | (an) tràill | (na) tràillean |
| Genitive | (an) tràille, tràill | (nan) tràillean |
| Dative | (an) tràill | (na) tràillean |
| Vocative | (a) thràill | (a) thràillean |
Derived terms
- tràillealachd
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| tràill | thràill |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Colin Mark (2003), “tràill”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 595