toradh

Irish

Torthaí

Etymology

From Old Irish torad n (“produce, fruit”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʌɾˠə/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠoɾˠə/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔɾˠuː/

Noun

toradh m (genitive singular toraidh, nominative plural torthaí)

1. fruit (of a plant, of labour, etc), produce; product, yield; result, effect

   Synonym: meas

2. fruitful regard; heed, attention

Declension

Declension of toradh (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative toradh torthaí vocative a thoraidh a thorthaí genitive toraidh torthaí dative toradh torthaí torthaíbh (archaic) forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an toradh na torthaí genitive an toraidh na dtorthaí dative leis an toradh don toradh leis na torthaí

Derived terms

• bréagthoradh m (“false fruit”)
• fothoradh m (“byproduct”)
• neastoradh m (“approximate result”)
• torthaigh (“fruit, fructify”, verb)
• torthóir m (“fruiterer”)
• torthúil (“fruitful”, adjective)
• ubhthoradh m (“eggplant”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of toradh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
toradh	thoradh	dtoradh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “toraḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1232; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “toradh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish torad n (“produce, increase; result, profit; fruit (of tree, etc.)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ʰɔɾəɣ/

Noun

toradh m (genitive singular toraidh, plural toraidhean)

1. fruit, produce
2. profit, advantage
3. consequence, effect, result

   Synonyms: buil, èifeachd

4. answer
5. milking
6. taking
7. supply
8. production, produce, yield, output

Derived terms

• thoradh (“since, because”)

Mutation

Mutation of toradh

radical	lenition
toradh	thoradh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “toradh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “torad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language