trian

English

Etymology

See in trian aspect

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɹaɪən/

Adjective

trian

  1. (heraldry) Only used in in trian aspect

Esperanto

Pronunciation
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Adjective

trian

  1. accusative singular of tria

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish trían, from Old Irish trïan.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʲɾʲiən̪ˠ/, /tʲɾʲiənˠ/

Noun

trian m (genitive singular triain, nominative plural trianta or treana)

  1. third (one of three equal parts of a whole)

Declension
Declension of trian

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative trian trianta
Vocative a thriain a thrianta
Genitive triain trianta
Dative trian trianta

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an trian na trianta
Genitive an triain na dtrianta
Dative leis an trian

don trian

 leis na trianta

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
trian thrian dtrian
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), “1 trían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading
  • “trian”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “trian”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 755
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “trian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *triyanom. Cognate to Gaulish trianis and Welsh traean.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtʲrʲi.an]

Noun

triän n (genitive triüin)

  1. a third (1/3)

Inflection
Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative trianN trianN trianL, tréna
Vocative trianN trianN trianL, tréna
Accusative trianN trianN trianL, tréna
Genitive triüinL trian trianN
Dative triünL trénaib trénaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants
  • Middle Irish: trían

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
triän thriän triän
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish trían, from Old Irish trïan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʰɾiən/

Noun

trian m (genitive singular trian, plural trianan)

  1. third

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
trianthrian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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