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from Edward Bunting, Ancient Music of Ireland (Dublin 1840)
Irish tríbhuinneach spoken by Gráinne Yeats Scottish Gaelic trì-bhuinneach spoken by Tony Dilworth Click the play button to hear it spoken. help Trebhuinneach - Trebly rapid On p.36 this term is explained as 'Prestissimo, trebly rapid', and Tribhuinneach as 'Exremely quick'. As in tríbhuilleach, the first part is unlikely to represent anything other than trí, 'three'. We may here have an adjectival compound from the noun buinne, 'a torrent, spout, rush' (usually of water), used metaphorically of music, giving us tríbhuinneach, 'three-torrented', used as a noun. Colm Ó Baoill 2002
Click the play button to hear it spoken. help
Trebhuinneach - Trebly rapid
On p.36 this term is explained as 'Prestissimo, trebly rapid', and Tribhuinneach as 'Exremely quick'. As in tríbhuilleach, the first part is unlikely to represent anything other than trí, 'three'. We may here have an adjectival compound from the noun buinne, 'a torrent, spout, rush' (usually of water), used metaphorically of music, giving us tríbhuinneach, 'three-torrented', used as a noun.
Colm Ó Baoill 2002
