triúr

Irish

Irish numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: trí     Ordinal: tríú     Personal: triúr

Triúr

Etymology

From the dative case of Old Irish tríar. 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

Related terms

• 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.