sraith

Irish

Alternative forms

• sreath

Etymology

FromOld Irishsreth,verbal noun ofsernaid(“arrays, disposes, ranges, orders”).

Noun

sraithf(genitive singularsraithe,nominative pluralsraitheanna)

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 ofsraith

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sraith sraitheanna Vocative ashraith ashraitheanna Genitive sraithe sraitheanna Dative sraith sraitheanna

Forms with thedefinite article Case Singular Plural Nominative antsraith nasraitheanna Genitive nasraithe nasraitheanna Dative leis antsraith dontsraith leis nasraitheanna

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sraith	shraith afteran,tsraith	not applicable
Note:Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

sraithm

1. genitivesingularofsrath(“tax, fine, amercement”)

Mutation

Mutationofsraith

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.