trácht

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See also: tracht and Tracht

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Irish tracht (strand, shore), from Proto-Celtic *traxtus. Cognate with Welsh traeth (beach).

Noun[edit]

trácht m (genitive singular tráicht, nominative plural tráicht)

  1. (literary) strand, beach
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Irish trácht (the sole of the foot, the foot).

Noun[edit]

trácht m (genitive singular tráchta, nominative plural tráchtanna)

  1. sole (of foot), tread (of tyre)
  2. (anatomy) instep, arch (of foot)
  3. base, base measurement
  4. width, dimension
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Derived terms[edit]
  • atrácht (retread (tyre), transitive verb)

Etymology 3[edit]

From Old Irish trácht (trade, intercourse; movement, travelling).

Noun[edit]

trácht m (genitive singular tráchta)

  1. verbal noun of trácht (go, proceed; journey, travel)
  2. going, travelling; journey, passage; frequentation
  3. traffic (on roads, in goods, etc.)
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Verb[edit]

trácht (present analytic tráchtann, future analytic tráchtfaidh, verbal noun trácht, past participle tráchta)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to go, proceed
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to journey, travel
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Etymology 4[edit]

A modern form of Old Irish tráchtad (discourse, account, mention) (compare tráchtadh).

Noun[edit]

trácht m (genitive singular tráchta, nominative plural tráchtanna)

  1. verbal noun of trácht (mention; discuss, comment on; relate)
  2. (with ar, thar) mention (of)
    Synonym: teacht thar
  3. discourse, comment
  4. (ecclesiastical) tract
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Verb[edit]

trácht (present analytic tráchtann, future analytic tráchtfaidh, verbal noun trácht, past participle tráchta) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. mention, discuss, relate
  2. relate, recite, tell, narrate, perform (with ar (on))
    Synonyms: ársaigh, inis, reic, aithris, eachtraigh
  3. discuss, examine, consider, explore, comment on (with ar (on))
    Synonyms: cíor, cuir faoi chaibidil, spíon, pléigh, déan cíoradh, déan trácht
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Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
trácht thrácht dtrácht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

  • Entries containing “trácht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “trácht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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