sruith

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sruith (“aged, venerable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠɾˠʊ(h)/

Noun

sruith m (genitive singular sruithe, nominative plural sruithe)

1. (literary) wise man, sage

   Synonyms: eagnaí, fáidh, tairngire

Declension

Declension of sruith (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative sruith sruithe vocative a shruith a shruithe genitive sruithe sruithe dative sruith sruithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an sruith na sruithe genitive an tsruithe na sruithe dative leis an sruith don sruith leis na sruithe

Mutation

Mutated forms of sruith

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sruith	shruith after an, tsruith	not applicable

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sruith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sruith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

sruith m

1. genitive singular of sruth