tóir
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish tóir, from Proto-Celtic *to-wo-ret (“running up to”), from *reteti (“to run”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
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.
Declension
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Derived terms
- ar thóir (“hunting for, looking for”)
- fógra tóra m (“hue and cry”)
- tóireadóir m (“probe, searcher”)
- tóraigh (“pursue”, verb)
- tóraí m (“pursuer; Tory”)
- tórán m (“hunted animal; fugitive”)
Related terms
- tóraíocht f (“pursuit”)
- tóraitheoir m (“pursuer”)
Mutation
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN