triath
Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Celtic *treyatū, cognate with Welsh *trwyth, attested in Twrch Trwyth, which is a cognate to Torc Triath, both refer to mythological boar.[1] Connected by Pokorny to Ancient Greek Τρίτων (Trítōn, name of a sea god).[2]
Noun
[edit]triäth (gender unknown, genitive trethan)
Inflection
[edit]| 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
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| 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.
References
[edit]- ^ K. T. Witzcak, I. Kaczor, "Linguistic evidence for Proto-Indo-European pantheon"
- ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 240
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 tríath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language