toirneach
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish toirnech,[1] a derivative of Old Irish torann, from Proto-Celtic *toranos.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠoːɾˠn̠ʲəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠaːɾˠn̠ʲa(x)/[2] (corresponding to the form tairneach)
Noun
edittoirneach f (genitive singular toirní, nominative plural toirneacha)
Declension
editDeclension of toirneach
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
toirneach | thoirneach | dtoirneach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 toirnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 10
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “toirneaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 742
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “toirneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN