triath

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *treyatū, cognate with Welsh *trwyth, attested in Twrch Trwyth, which is a cognate to Torc Triath, both refer to mythological boar. Connected by Pokorny to Ancient Greek Τρίτων (Trítōn, name of a sea god).

Noun

triäth (gender unknown, genitive trethan)

1. (poetic) sea, waves

Inflection

Unknown gender n-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	triath	trethainL	trethain
Vocative	triath	trethainL	trethnaH
Accusative	trethainN	trethainL	trethnaH
Genitive	trethan	trethanL	trethanN
Dative	trethainL, triathL	trethnaib	trethnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• trethan

Mutation

Mutation of triath

radical	lenition	nasalization
triath	thriath	triath pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old 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), “3 tríath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

triath f (genitive singular triatha, plural triathan)

1. lord, noble
2. chief (of a clan)