triùir

Scottish Gaelic

From the dative case of Old Irish tríar (compare Irish triúr), from the Old Irish equivalents of trì and fear.

triùir f (plural triùirean)

Only used about persons (cf numerical noun).
Following noun is in the genitive:
triùir bhalach ― three boys
Alternatively, de and the dative are used:
triùir de bhalaich ― three boys
Prepositional pronouns used are those formed from de and aig
an triùir dhiubh / aca ― the three of them
Also used on its own:
Bha triùir ann. ― There were three.

Mutation of *triùir*
radical	lenition
triùir	thriùir

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

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