# traoith
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* traoch

### Etymology

From Old Irish tróethaid.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt̪ˠɾˠiː/

### Verb

traoith (present analytic traoitheann, future analytic traoithfidh, verbal noun traoitheadh, past participle traoite)
* to subdue (overcome, quieten, bring under control)
    Synonym: ceansaigh
* to abate, reduce
    Synonyms: ciúnaigh, maolaigh, laghdaigh
* to wear out (exhaust; to cause or contribute to another's exhaustion, fatigue, or weariness), to weary
    Synonym: tuirsigh
* to waste (gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail), waste away, consume
    Synonym: cnaígh

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | traoithim | traoitheann tú; traoithir$^†$ | traoitheann sé, sí | traoithimid | traoitheann sibh | traoitheann siad; traoithid$^†$ | a thraoitheann; a thraoitheas / a dtraoitheann* | traoitear |
| indicative | past | thraoith mé; thraoitheas | thraoith tú; thraoithis | thraoith sé, sí | thraoitheamar; thraoith muid | thraoith sibh; thraoitheabhair | thraoith siad; thraoitheadar | a thraoith / ar thraoith* | traoitheadh |
| indicative | past habitual | thraoithinn / dtraoithinn‡‡ | thraoiteá / dtraoiteá‡‡ | thraoitheadh sé, sí / dtraoitheadh sé, sí‡‡ | thraoithimis; thraoitheadh muid / dtraoithimis‡‡; dtraoitheadh muid‡‡ | thraoitheadh sibh / dtraoitheadh sibh‡‡ | thraoithidís; thraoitheadh siad / dtraoithidís‡‡; dtraoitheadh siad‡‡ | a thraoitheadh / a dtraoitheadh* | thraoití / dtraoití‡‡ |
| future | future | traoithfidh mé; traoithfead | traoithfidh tú; traoithfir$^†$ | traoithfidh sé, sí | traoithfimid; traoithfidh muid | traoithfidh sibh | traoithfidh siad; traoithfid$^†$ | a thraoithfidh; a thraoithfeas / a dtraoithfidh* | traoithfear |
| conditional | conditional | thraoithfinn / dtraoithfinn‡‡ | thraoithfeá / dtraoithfeá‡‡ | thraoithfeadh sé, sí / dtraoithfeadh sé, sí‡‡ | thraoithfimis; thraoithfeadh muid / dtraoithfimis‡‡; dtraoithfeadh muid‡‡ | thraoithfeadh sibh / dtraoithfeadh sibh‡‡ | thraoithfidís; thraoithfeadh siad / dtraoithfidís‡‡; dtraoithfeadh siad‡‡ | a thraoithfeadh / a dtraoithfeadh* | thraoithfí / dtraoithfí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go dtraoithe mé; go dtraoithead$^†$ | go dtraoithe tú; go dtraoithir$^†$ | go dtraoithe sé, sí | go dtraoithimid; go dtraoithe muid | go dtraoithe sibh | go dtraoithe siad; go dtraoithid$^†$ | — | go dtraoitear |
| subjunctive | past | dá dtraoithinn | dá dtraoiteá | dá dtraoitheadh sé, sí | dá dtraoithimis; dá dtraoitheadh muid | dá dtraoitheadh sibh | dá dtraoithidís; dá dtraoitheadh siad | — | dá dtraoití |
| imperative | imperative | traoithim | traoith | traoitheadh sé, sí | traoithimis | traoithigí; traoithidh$^†$ | traoithidís | — | traoitear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | traoitheadh | traoitheadh | traoitheadh | traoitheadh | traoitheadh | traoitheadh | traoitheadh | traoitheadh |
| past participle | past participle | traoite | traoite | traoite | traoite | traoite | traoite | traoite | traoite |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

#### Derived terms

* traoitheach

### Further reading

* “traoith”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “traethaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “traoċaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 749
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “traoith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 48