turadh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish turad, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʊɾˠə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʊɾˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʌɾˠu/

Noun

turadh m (genitive singular turaidh)

1. dry weather, dry spell
2. the cessation of rain

Declension

Declension of turadh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative turadh Vocative a thuraidh Genitive turaidh Dative turadh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an turadh Genitive an turaidh Dative leis an turadh don turadh

Related terms

• tur

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
turadh	thuradh	dturadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “turadh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 turad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “turadh”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “turadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish turad, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɯɾəɣ/

Noun

turadh m (genitive singular turadh, plural turaidh)

1. dry weather, dry spell
2. a break in the clouds between showers

   Tha iad an dòchas gum bi turadh ann airson a’ cuirm-chnuic.

   They hope that there will be dry weather for the picnic.

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
turadh	thuradh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.