treih
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Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish trúag, from Old Irish tróg. Cognate with Irish trua.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
treih
- pitiable; miserable, wretched
- Ta mee trimshagh treih. ― I am exceedingly miserable.
- pasty, pale; pallid; sallow
- lean
- thin, emaciated; wasting
- apologetic, rueful, sorry, woeful (especially with the particle s' in the copula form)
- S'treih lhiam! ― I am sorry.
- Voirrey s'treih! ― Woe (is me)! (literally, “Dear Mary, it's woeful.”)
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| treih | hreih | dreih |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||