sraith

Irish

Alternative forms

• sreath

Etymology

From Old Irish sreth, verbal noun of sernaid (“arrays, disposes, ranges, orders”).

Noun

sraith f (genitive singular sraithe, nominative plural sraitheanna)

1. swath; spread, spreading-ground
2. layer, ply, stratum, course (of bricks)
3. row, rank, line, series

   Synonyms: líne, rang

4. (poker) straight
5. (music) progression
6. (music) cycle

   Synonym: ciogal

7. imposition, rate, tax

Declension

Declension of sraith

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sraith sraitheanna Vocative a shraith a shraitheanna Genitive sraithe sraitheanna Dative sraith sraitheanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tsraith na sraitheanna Genitive na sraithe na sraitheanna Dative leis an tsraith don tsraith leis na sraitheanna

Derived terms

• bunsraith
• dúshraith
• foshraith
• sraithadhmad
• sraithchíste
• sraithchlár
• sraithchluiche
• sraithchomórtas
• sraithfhabht
• sraithiris
• sraithnasc
• sraithradharc
• sraithrannaigh
• sraithrannú
• sraithuimhir

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sraith	shraith after an, tsraith	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sraith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sraith”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sraith”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

sraith m

1. genitive singular of srath (“tax, fine, amercement”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
sraith	shraith after "an", t-sraith
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.