toirneach

Irish

Alternative forms

• tairneach (Ulster)

Etymology

From Middle Irish toirnech, a derivative of Old Irish torann, from Proto-Celtic *toranos.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠoːɾˠn̠ʲəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠaːɾˠn̠ʲa(x)/ (corresponding to the form tairneach)

Noun

toirneach f (genitive singular toirní, nominative plural toirneacha)

1. thunder
2. thunderclap

Declension

Declension of toirneach

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative toirneach toirneacha Vocative a thoirneach a thoirneacha Genitive toirní toirneach Dative toirneach toirnigh (archaic, dialectal) toirneacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an toirneach na toirneacha Genitive na toirní na dtoirneach Dative leis an toirneach leis an toirnigh (archaic, dialectal) don toirneach don toirnigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na toirneacha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
toirneach	thoirneach	dtoirneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• 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