tarraing

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish tarngid, from a prototonic form of Old Irish do·srenga.

Pronunciation

  • (Aran) IPA: [ˈt̪ˠɑɾˠən]

Verb

tarraing (present analytic tarraingíonn, future analytic tarraingeoidh, verbal noun tarraingt, past participle tarraingthe)

  1. to pull, draw, tug
    Tharraing sé anál. — He drew breath.

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tarraing tharraing dtarraing
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scottish Gaelic

Verb

tarraing (verbal noun tarraing)

  1. draw, pull
  2. draw (breath, beer etc)
  3. draw (picture)
  4. attract (person, magnet etc)
  5. distil (spirits)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Noun

tarraing f (genitive tarrainge or tàirgne, plural tarraingean or tàirgnean)

  1. drawing, pulling
  2. draught, gulp
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