toirneach
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish toirnech,[2] a derivative of Old Irish torann, from Proto-Celtic *toranos.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠoːɾˠhnʲəx/[3] (corresponding to the form tóirthneach)
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠoːɾˠn̠ʲəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠaːɾˠn̠ʲa(x)/[4] (corresponding to the form tairneach)
Noun
[edit]toirneach f (genitive singular toirní, nominative plural toirneacha)
Declension
[edit]Declension of toirneach
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
[edit]| Irish 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]- ^ “toirneach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 toirnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 232, page 117
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 20, 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