# triall
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tʲɾʲiəl̪ˠ/

### Etymology 1

From Middle Irish tríall (“journeying; attempting”), from Anglo-Norman trial (“endeavor”).

#### Noun

triall m (genitive singular as substantive trialla, genitive as verbal noun triallta, nominative plural triallta)
* verbal noun of triall
* journey, march
    Synonym: taisteal

##### Declension

As substantive:
Third declension
As verbal noun:
Third declension

### Etymology 2

From Middle Irish tríallaid (“journey; attempt”), from tríall (see Etymology 1).

#### Verb

triall (present analytic triallann, future analytic triallfaidh, verbal noun triall, past participle triallta)
* to travel, journey
    Synonym: taistil
* to be bound (ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of)) [with ar ‘for’]
    Bhí an long ag triall ar Meiriceá.The ship was bound for America.
* to go for, go to get or fetch [with ar] (generally after another verb of going, such as téigh)
** 1906, Christian Brothers, Graiméar na Gaedhilge, Dublin: M. H. Gill & Son, p. 256:Téigh ag triall ar an gcapall.Go for the horse.
** 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:Fe dheire do bhí ar an gcaptaen a sheólta a thógaint suas agus dul go dtí dúthaigh éigin ag triall ar lasc [sic; lasta] eile.Finally the captain had to hoist his sails and go to some country for another cargo.

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | triallaim | triallann tú; triallair$^†$ | triallann sé, sí | triallaimid | triallann sibh | triallann siad; triallaid$^†$ | a thriallann; a thriallas / a dtriallann* | trialltar |
| indicative | past | thriall mé; thriallas | thriall tú; thriallais | thriall sé, sí | thriallamar; thriall muid | thriall sibh; thriallabhair | thriall siad; thrialladar | a thriall / ar thriall* | trialladh |
| indicative | past habitual | thriallainn / dtriallainn‡‡ | thrialltá / dtrialltá‡‡ | thrialladh sé, sí / dtrialladh sé, sí‡‡ | thriallaimis; thrialladh muid / dtriallaimis‡‡; dtrialladh muid‡‡ | thrialladh sibh / dtrialladh sibh‡‡ | thriallaidís; thrialladh siad / dtriallaidís‡‡; dtrialladh siad‡‡ | a thrialladh / a dtrialladh* | thrialltaí / dtrialltaí‡‡ |
| future | future | triallfaidh mé; triallfad | triallfaidh tú; triallfair$^†$ | triallfaidh sé, sí | triallfaimid; triallfaidh muid | triallfaidh sibh | triallfaidh siad; triallfaid$^†$ | a thriallfaidh; a thriallfas / a dtriallfaidh* | triallfar |
| conditional | conditional | thriallfainn / dtriallfainn‡‡ | thriallfá / dtriallfá‡‡ | thriallfadh sé, sí / dtriallfadh sé, sí‡‡ | thriallfaimis; thriallfadh muid / dtriallfaimis‡‡; dtriallfadh muid‡‡ | thriallfadh sibh / dtriallfadh sibh‡‡ | thriallfaidís; thriallfadh siad / dtriallfaidís‡‡; dtriallfadh siad‡‡ | a thriallfadh / a dtriallfadh* | thriallfaí / dtriallfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go dtrialla mé; go dtriallad$^†$ | go dtrialla tú; go dtriallair$^†$ | go dtrialla sé, sí | go dtriallaimid; go dtrialla muid | go dtrialla sibh | go dtrialla siad; go dtriallaid$^†$ | — | go dtrialltar |
| subjunctive | past | dá dtriallainn | dá dtrialltá | dá dtrialladh sé, sí | dá dtriallaimis; dá dtrialladh muid | dá dtrialladh sibh | dá dtriallaidís; dá dtrialladh siad | — | dá dtrialltaí |
| imperative | imperative | triallaim | triall | trialladh sé, sí | triallaimis | triallaigí; triallaidh$^†$ | triallaidís | — | trialltar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | triall | triall | triall | triall | triall | triall | triall | triall |
| past participle | past participle | triallta | triallta | triallta | triallta | triallta | triallta | triallta | triallta |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

### References

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

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “triall”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 754
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “triallaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 754
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “triall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “triall”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “triall”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
* “triall”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy