triúr

Irish
Triúr

Etymology

From the dative case of Old Irish tríar.[1] Analyzable as trí- + fear.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʲɾʲuːɾˠ/

Noun

triúr m (genitive singular triúir, nominative plural triúir) (triggers no mutation)

  1. a group of three people
    Tá triúr iníonacha aici.
    She has three daughters.

Usage notes
  • Generally used with the genitive plural when referring to human beings; also sometimes used with other nouns, especially if the things they denote are being personified.

Declension
Declension of triúr

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative triúr triúir
Vocative a thriúir a thriúra
Genitive triúir triúr
Dative triúr triúir

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an triúr na triúir
Genitive an triúir na dtriúr
Dative leis an triúr

don triúr

 leis na triúir
  • trí (“three”) (non-personal)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
triúr thriúr dtriúr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “triúr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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