sruth

Etymology

From Old Irish sruth (“stream, river, current”), from Proto-Celtic *srutom, from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“flow, stream”). Cognate with Welsh ffrwd and maybe the Gaulish hydronym Phroudis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠɾˠʊ(h)/

Noun

sruth m (genitive singular srutha or srotha, nominative plural sruthanna or srothanna or srotha)

1. stream

   Synonym: sruthlán

2. current, flow

   Synonyms: sreabhadh, sreabh

3. (electricity) current, mains

Mutation

Further reading

• "sruth" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “sruth” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “sruth” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *srutom, from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“flow, stream”). Cognate with Welsh ffrwd and maybe the Gaulish hydronym Phroudis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sruθ/

Noun

sruth n, m (genitive srotho, nominative plural srotha)

1. stream, river, current
2. strait, stream, current (of sea)
3. foray, sortie, attack

Etymology

From Old Irish sruth (“stream, river, current”), from Proto-Celtic *srutom, from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“flow, stream”). Cognate with Welsh ffrwd and maybe the Gaulish hydronym Phroudis.

Noun

sruth m (genitive singular sruith or srutha, plural sruthan)

1. stream, burn
2. flow, rush (of water)
3. current

Verb

sruth (past sruth, future sruthaidh, verbal noun sruthadh, past participle sruthte)

1. flow, stream

Mutation