Irish word

triúr

a group of three people

nounmasculine/tʲɾʲuːɾˠ/

triúr means “a group of three people” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /tʲɾʲuːɾˠ/.

Mutation forms

Tá triúr mac agam. Tá duine díobh i Nua-Eabhrac, ach tá an chuid eile i Londan.

I have three sons. One is in New York, but the others are in London.

Bhí triúr mac ag a mháthair, agus is é an mac is óige.

His mother had three sons, and he was the youngest.

Bhí muid ag súil le triúr agus níor tháinig ach duine.

We expected three but only one person came.

Bhí triúr iníonacha ag an rí.

The king had three daughters.

Tá triúr clainne ag mo dheirfiúr.

My sister has three children.

FamilyNumbers

aintín

aunt

neacht

niece

seanathair

grandfather

seanmháthair

grandmother

nia

nephew

cuid

part

ceann

end

duine

one

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