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trisgata

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From tre- (through) +‎ gataid (take off). This verb uses a different pretonic form tris-, formed under the influence of frith-, instead of the tremi- used with other verbs derived with tre-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tris·gata (prototonic ·tregda)

  1. to pierce
    • c. 815-840, “The Monastery of Tallaght”, in Edward J. Gwynn, Walter J. Purton, transl., Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, volume 29, Royal Irish Academy, published 1911-1912, paragraph 85, pages 115-179:
      Is in deniu aibritid tres·ngata na huile dúile súas co ricci riched.
      Faster than the blink of an eye, [the sign of the Cross] traverses [lit. pierces through] all the elements up to heaven.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: tregtaid

Mutation

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Mutation of trisgata
radical lenition nasalization
tris·gata tris·gata
pronounced with /-ɣ(ʲ)-/
tris·ngata

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

Further reading

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