i dtrátha

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “in the times of”.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /əˈd̪ˠɾˠɑːhə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /əˈd̪ˠɾˠahə/[1]

Preposition

i dtrátha (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

around, about (in reference to time)
i dtrátha an ama sin ― about that time

i dtrátha a trí a chlog ― around three o’clock

i dtrátha na Cásca ― around Easter

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 7

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