straid

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish sráit, from Old Norse stræti, from Proto-Germanic *strātō, from Late Latin strāta (possibly via Old English strǣt or Old Frisian strēte).

Noun

straid f (genitive singular straiddey, plural straiddyn)

  1. street
    Ta'n straid bio lesh sleih. ― The street is seething with people.

Derived terms

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
straidhraid
after "yn", traid		unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “sráit” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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