sruith

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sruith (“aged, venerable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠɾˠʊ(h)/

Noun

sruith m (genitive singular sruithe, nominative plural sruithe)

1. (literary) wise man, sage

   Synonyms: eagnaí, fáidh, tairngire

Declension

Declension of sruith

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sruith sruithe Vocative a shruith a shruithe Genitive sruithe sruithe Dative sruith sruithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an sruith na sruithe Genitive an tsruithe na sruithe Dative leis an sruith don sruith leis na sruithe

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sruith	shruith after an, tsruith	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sruith”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sruith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

sruith m

1. genitive singular of sruth