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treise

treise

Irish

Noun

treise f (genitive singular treise)

  1. strength, power, dominance; force, emphasis
Declension
Alternative forms
  • treiseacht f
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

treise

  1. comparative degree of tréan (strong, powerful; intense, violent)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
treise threise dtreise
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "treise" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • 1 treise” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Irish

Etymology

From trén (strong).

Noun

treise f

  1. strength, vigour, power

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

From trí (three).

Noun

treise f

  1. triduum, period of three days
Inflection
Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
treise threise treise
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • 1 treise” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • 2 treise” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

treise

  1. Alternative form of treasa