Irish

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Etymology

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Presumably from Medieval Latin *theōrica (compare Old Irish teöir (theory, idea), from Latin theōria; Old Irish teoiricecht ((medical) theory)), from Ancient Greek θεωρική (theōrikḗ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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teoiric f (genitive singular teoirice, nominative plural teoiricí)

  1. theory

Declension

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Declension of teoiric (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative teoiric teoiricí
vocative a theoiric a theoiricí
genitive teoirice teoiricí
dative teoiric teoiricí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an teoiric na teoiricí
genitive na teoirice na dteoiricí
dative leis an teoiric
don teoiric
leis na teoiricí

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of teoiric
radical lenition eclipsis
teoiric theoiric dteoiric

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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