# trian
## English
### Etymology

See in trian aspect

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɹaɪən/

### Adjective

trian
* (heraldry) Only used in in trian aspect

### Anagrams

* Artin, tairn, riant, intra-, Trina, Tarin, atrin, train, Train, Tiran, airnt, tarin

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

trian
* accusative singular of tria

## Irish
### Etymology

From Middle Irish trían, from Old Irish trïan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tʲɾʲiən̪ˠ/, /tʲɾʲiənˠ/

### Noun

trian m (genitive singular triain, nominative plural trianta or treana)
* third (one of three equal parts of a whole)

#### Usage notes

This word frequently irregularly undergoes eclipsis rather than lenition after dhá (“two”): dhá dtrian ― two thirds. This is a remnant of Old Irish, in which trïan was a neuter noun, and neuter nouns undergo eclipsis after dá.

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
trian
trianta
vocative
a thriain
a thrianta
genitive
triain
trianta
dative
trian
trianta
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an trian
na trianta
genitive
an triain
na dtrianta
dative
leis an trian don trian
leis na trianta :

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 trían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 388, page 129

### Further reading

* “trian”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “trian”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 755
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “trian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Old Irish
### Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *triyanom. Cognate to Gaulish trianis and Welsh traean.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtʲrʲi.an]

### Noun

trïan n (genitive trïuin)
* a third (1/3)

#### Inflection

Neuter o-stem :
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | trïan$^N$ | trïan$^N$ | trïan$^L$, tréna |
| Vocative | trïan$^N$ | trïan$^N$ | trïan$^L$, tréna |
| Accusative | trïan$^N$ | trïan$^N$ | trïan$^L$, tréna |
| Genitive | trïuin$^L$ | trïan | trïan$^N$ |
| Dative | trïun$^L$ | trénaib | trénaib |
| Initial mutations of a following adjective: $^H$ = triggers aspiration $^L$ = triggers lenition $^N$ = triggers nasalization ||||

#### Descendants

* Middle Irish: trían
** Irish: trian
** Scottish Gaelic: trian

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “trían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Middle Irish trían, from Old Irish trïan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tʰɾiən/

### Noun

trian m (genitive singular trian, plural trianan)
* third

#### Related terms

* trì

### Mutation

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