tóir
IrishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Irish tóir, from Proto-Celtic *to-wo-ret (“running up to”), from *reteti (“to run”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to run, roll”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
tóir f (genitive singular tóra, nominative plural tóireacha)
- pursuit, chase; hunt, search; pursuing party
- keenness, interest
- Tá an-tóir agam ar an gceol seo.
- I'm very keen on this music.
- Ní mór an tóir atá ar an bhfíon seo.
- This wine is not much sought after.
- popularity
- Tá tóir uirthi.
- She’s popular.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of tóir
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived termsEdit
MutationEdit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tóir | thóir | dtóir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
ReferencesEdit
- “tóir”, in Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors, eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, 2019
- “tóir” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "tóir" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.