sraith

Irish

Alternative forms

• sreath

Etymology

From Old Irish sreth, verbal noun of sernaid (“arrays, disposes, ranges, orders”).

Noun

sraith f (genitive singular sraithe, nominative plural sraitheanna)

1. swath; spread, spreading-ground
2. layer, ply, stratum, course (of bricks)
3. row, rank, line, series

   Synonyms: líne, rang

4. (poker) straight
5. (music) progression
6. (music) cycle

   Synonym: ciogal

7. imposition, rate, tax

Declension

Declension of sraith (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative sraith sraitheanna vocative a shraith a shraitheanna genitive sraithe sraitheanna dative sraith sraitheanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tsraith na sraitheanna genitive na sraithe na sraitheanna dative leis an tsraith don tsraith leis na sraitheanna

Derived terms

• bunsraith
• dúshraith
• foshraith
• sraithadhmad
• sraithchíste
• sraithchlár
• sraithchluiche
• sraithchomórtas
• sraithfhabht
• sraithiris
• sraithnasc
• sraithradharc
• sraithrannaigh
• sraithrannú
• sraithuimhir

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of sraith

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sraith	shraith after an, tsraith	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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sraith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sraith”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sraith”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

sraith m

1. genitive singular of srath (“tax, fine, amercement”)

Mutation

Mutation of sraith

radical	lenition
sraith	shraith after "an", t-sraith

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