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trácht

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See also: tracht and Tracht

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish tracht (strand, shore), from Proto-Celtic *traxtus. Cognate with Welsh traeth (beach).

Noun

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trácht m (genitive singular tráicht, nominative plural tráicht)

  1. (literary) strand, beach
    Synonyms: trá, cladach
Declension
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Declension of trácht (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative trácht tráicht
vocative a thráicht a thráchta
genitive tráicht trácht
dative trácht tráicht
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an trácht na tráicht
genitive an tráicht na dtrácht
dative leis an trácht
don trácht
leis na tráicht

Etymology 2

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From Old Irish trácht (the sole of the foot, the foot).

Noun

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trácht m (genitive singular tráchta, nominative plural tráchtanna)

  1. sole (of foot), tread (of tyre)
  2. (anatomy) instep, arch (of foot)
  3. base, base measurement
  4. width, dimension
Declension
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Declension of trácht (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative trácht tráchtanna
vocative a thrácht a thráchtanna
genitive tráchta tráchtanna
dative trácht tráchtanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an trácht na tráchtanna
genitive an tráchta na dtráchtanna
dative leis an trácht
don trácht
leis na tráchtanna
Derived terms
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  • atrácht (retread (tyre), transitive verb)

Etymology 3

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From Old Irish trácht (trade, intercourse; movement, travelling).

Noun

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trácht m (genitive singular tráchta)

  1. verbal noun of trácht (go, proceed; journey, travel)
  2. going, travelling; journey, passage; frequentation
  3. traffic (on roads, in goods, etc.)
Declension
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Declension of trácht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative trácht
vocative a thrácht
genitive tráchta
dative trácht
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an trácht
genitive an tráchta
dative leis an trácht
don trácht
Alternative forms
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Derived terms
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Verb

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trácht (present analytic tráchtann, future analytic tráchtfaidh, verbal noun trácht, past participle tráchta)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to go, proceed
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to journey, travel
Conjugation
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Etymology 4

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A modern form of Old Irish tráchtad (discourse, account, mention) (compare tráchtadh).

Noun

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trácht m (genitive singular tráchta, nominative plural tráchtanna)

  1. verbal noun of trácht (mention; discuss, comment on; relate)
  2. (with ar, thar) mention (of)
    Synonym: teacht thar
  3. discourse, comment
  4. (ecclesiastical) tract
Declension
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Declension of trácht (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative trácht tráchtanna
vocative a thrácht a thráchtanna
genitive tráchta tráchtanna
dative trácht tráchtanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an trácht na tráchtanna
genitive an tráchta na dtráchtanna
dative leis an trácht
don trácht
leis na tráchtanna
Alternative forms
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Verb

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trácht (present analytic tráchtann, future analytic tráchtfaidh, verbal noun trácht, past participle tráchta) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. mention, discuss, relate
  2. relate, recite, tell, narrate, perform (with ar (on))
    Synonyms: ársaigh, inis, reic, aithris, eachtraigh
  3. discuss, examine, consider, explore, comment on (with ar (on))
    Synonyms: cíor, cuir faoi chaibidil, spíon, pléigh, déan cíoradh, déan trácht
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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Mutation

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Mutated forms of trácht
radical lenition eclipsis
trácht thrácht dtrácht

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

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