torrach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish torrach, from *torr- (“belly”).[2]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
torrach (genitive singular masculine torraigh, genitive singular feminine torraí, plural torracha, not comparable)
Declension edit
Declension of torrach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | torrach | thorrach | torracha; thorracha² | |
| Vocative | thorraigh | torracha | ||
| Genitive | torraí | torracha | torrach | |
| Dative | torrach; thorrach¹ |
thorrach; thorraigh (archaic) |
torracha; thorracha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| torrach | thorrach | dtorrach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ “torrach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 385
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 95
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *torrākos (compare Welsh torrog), from *torr- (“belly”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
torrach
Declension edit
| o/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | torrach | torrach | torrach |
| Vocative | torraig* torrach** | ||
| Accusative | torrach | torraig | |
| Genitive | torraig | torraige | torraig |
| Dative | torrach | torraig | torrach |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | torraig | torracha | |
| Vocative | torrachu torracha† | ||
| Accusative | torrachu torracha† | ||
| Genitive | torrach | ||
| Dative | torrachaib | ||
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative | ||
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| torrach | thorrach | torrach pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 385
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “torrach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish torrach, from Proto-Celtic *torrākos, from *torr- (“belly”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
torrach
Synonyms edit
- (pregnant): trom
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "fertile"): mì-thorrach
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| torrach | thorrach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 385