traoch

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish tráethaid, from Old Irish tróethaid. Doublet of traoith.

Verb

traoch (present analytic traochann, future analytic traochfaidh, verbal noun traochadh, past participle traochta) (transitive)

1. to wear out, exhaust, weary, tire out
2. to subdue (overcome, quieten, bring under control)

   Synonym: ceansaigh

3. to hunt down

Conjugation

conjugation of traoch (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	traochaim	traochann tú; traochair†	traochann sé, sí	traochaimid	traochann sibh	traochann siad; traochaid†	a thraochann; a thraochas / a dtraochann*	traochtar
	past	thraoch mé; thraochas	thraoch tú; thraochais	thraoch sé, sí	thraochamar; thraoch muid	thraoch sibh; thraochabhair	thraoch siad; thraochadar	a thraoch / ar thraoch*	traochadh
	past habitual	thraochainn / dtraochainn‡‡	thraochtá / dtraochtᇇ	thraochadh sé, sí / dtraochadh sé, s퇇	thraochaimis; thraochadh muid / dtraochaimis‡‡; dtraochadh muid‡‡	thraochadh sibh / dtraochadh sibh‡‡	thraochaidís; thraochadh siad / dtraochaidís‡‡; dtraochadh siad‡‡	a thraochadh / a dtraochadh*	thraochtaí / dtraochta퇇
future		traochfaidh mé; traochfad	traochfaidh tú; traochfair†	traochfaidh sé, sí	traochfaimid; traochfaidh muid	traochfaidh sibh	traochfaidh siad; traochfaid†	a thraochfaidh; a thraochfas / a dtraochfaidh*	traochfar
conditional		thraochfainn / dtraochfainn‡‡	thraochfá / dtraochfᇇ	thraochfadh sé, sí / dtraochfadh sé, s퇇	thraochfaimis; thraochfadh muid / dtraochfaimis‡‡; dtraochfadh muid‡‡	thraochfadh sibh / dtraochfadh sibh‡‡	thraochfaidís; thraochfadh siad / dtraochfaidís‡‡; dtraochfadh siad‡‡	a thraochfadh / a dtraochfadh*	thraochfaí / dtraochfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go dtraocha mé; go dtraochad†	go dtraocha tú; go dtraochair†	go dtraocha sé, sí	go dtraochaimid; go dtraocha muid	go dtraocha sibh	go dtraocha siad; go dtraochaid†	—	go dtraochtar
	past	dá dtraochainn	dá dtraochtá	dá dtraochadh sé, sí	dá dtraochaimis; dá dtraochadh muid	dá dtraochadh sibh	dá dtraochaidís; dá dtraochadh siad	—	dá dtraochtaí
imperative		traochaim	traoch	traochadh sé, sí	traochaimis	traochaigí; traochaidh†	traochaidís	—	traochtar
verbal noun		traochadh
past participle		traochta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
traoch	thraoch	dtraoch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “traethaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “traoċaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 749
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “traoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN