truacánta

See also: truacanta

Irish

Etymology

Alteration of truánta, from trua +‎ -ánta; compare Scottish Gaelic truacanta.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɾˠuəkan̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

truacánta

1. piteous, pitiable
2. plaintive

Synonyms

• (piteous, pitiable): truamhéalach
• (plaintive): caointeach

Derived terms

• truacántacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of truacánta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
truacánta	thruacánta	dtruacánta

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

Further reading

• “truacánta”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “truacánta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN