triail

See also: triáil

Irish

Alternative forms

• (nonstandard) triáil

Etymology

From Middle English trial or Anglo-Norman trial (“act of trying, testing”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /tʲɾʲiəlʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /tʲɾʲiːɑːlʲ/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): (as if spelt traoiáil) /t̪ˠɾˠiːɑːlʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /tʲɾʲiæːlˠ/

Verb

triail (present analytic triaileann, future analytic triailfidh, verbal noun triail, past participle triailte)

1. try, test
2. (law) try

Conjugation

conjugation of triail (first conjugation – A)

verbal noun	triail
past participle	triailte
tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative
present	triailim	triaileann tú; triailir†	triaileann sé, sí	triailimid	triaileann sibh	triaileann siad; triailid†	a thriaileann; a thriaileas / a dtriaileann*	triailtear
past	thriail mé; thriaileas	thriail tú; thriailis	thriail sé, sí	thriaileamar; thriail muid	thriail sibh; thriaileabhair	thriail siad; thriaileadar	a thriail / ar thriail*	triaileadh
past habitual	thriailinn / dtriailinn‡‡	thriailteá / dtriailteᇇ	thriaileadh sé, sí / dtriaileadh sé, s퇇	thriailimis; thriaileadh muid / dtriailimis‡‡; dtriaileadh muid‡‡	thriaileadh sibh / dtriaileadh sibh‡‡	thriailidís; thriaileadh siad / dtriailidís‡‡; dtriaileadh siad‡‡	a thriaileadh / a dtriaileadh*	thriailtí / dtriailt퇇
future	triailfidh mé; triailfead	triailfidh tú; triailfir†	triailfidh sé, sí	triailfimid; triailfidh muid	triailfidh sibh	triailfidh siad; triailfid†	a thriailfidh; a thriailfeas / a dtriailfidh*	triailfear
conditional	thriailfinn / dtriailfinn‡‡	thriailfeá / dtriailfeᇇ	thriailfeadh sé, sí / dtriailfeadh sé, s퇇	thriailfimis; thriailfeadh muid / dtriailfimis‡‡; dtriailfeadh muid‡‡	thriailfeadh sibh / dtriailfeadh sibh‡‡	thriailfidís; thriailfeadh siad / dtriailfidís‡‡; dtriailfeadh siad‡‡	a thriailfeadh / a dtriailfeadh*	thriailfí / dtriailf퇇
subjunctive
present	go dtriaile mé; go dtriailead†	go dtriaile tú; go dtriailir†	go dtriaile sé, sí	go dtriailimid; go dtriaile muid	go dtriaile sibh	go dtriaile siad; go dtriailid†	—	go dtriailtear
past	dá dtriailinn	dá dtriailteá	dá dtriaileadh sé, sí	dá dtriailimis; dá dtriaileadh muid	dá dtriaileadh sibh	dá dtriailidís; dá dtriaileadh siad	—	dá dtriailtí
imperative
–	triailim	triail	triaileadh sé, sí	triailimis	triailigí; triailidh†	triailidís	—	triailtear

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

Synonyms

• (try, test): tástáil

Derived terms

• atriail (“retry”)
• triaileadán (“test-tube”)
• triailteoir (“tester; fitter-on”)

Noun

triail f (genitive singular trialach, nominative plural trialacha)

1. verbal noun of triail
2. trial, test
3. (law) trial

Declension

Declension of triail (fifth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative triail trialacha vocative a thriail a thrialacha genitive trialach trialacha dative triail trialacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an triail na trialacha genitive na trialach na dtrialacha dative leis an triail don triail leis na trialacha

Synonyms

• (trial, test): tástáil

Derived terms

• atriail (“retrial; repeated trials”)
• trialach (“trial, experimental, tentative”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of triail

radical	lenition	eclipsis
triail	thriail	dtriail

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