sruith

Irish

Etymology

  • From Old Irish sruith (“aged, venerable”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /sˠɾˠʊ(h)/

    Noun

    sruith m (genitive singular sruithe, nominative plural sruithe)

    1. (literary) wise man, sage
      Synonyms: eagnaí, fáidh, tairngire

    Declension

    Declension of sruith (second declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative sruith sruithe
    vocative a shruith a shruithe
    genitive sruithe sruithe
    dative sruith sruithe
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an sruith na sruithe
    genitive an tsruithe na sruithe
    dative leis an sruith
    don sruith     		leis na sruithe

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of sruith
    radical lenition eclipsis
    sruith shruith
    after an, tsruith     		not applicable

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

    Further reading

    Scottish Gaelic

    Noun

    sruith m

    1. genitive singular of sruth
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