torcán

Irish

Etymology

From torc (“wild boar”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /̪tˠəɾˠˈkɑːn̪ˠ/

Noun

torcán m (genitive singular torcáin, nominative plural torcáin)

1. porcupine

Declension

Declension of torcán (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative torcán torcáin vocative a thorcán a thorcáin genitive torcáin torcáin dative torcán torcáin forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an torcán na torcáin genitive an torcáin na dtorcáin dative leis an torcán don torcán leis na torcáin

Synonyms

• torcán craobhach

Hyponyms

• torcán cíorach (“crested porcupine”)
• torcán crainn Meicsiceach (“Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of torcán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
torcán	thorcán	dtorcán

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), “torcán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1234; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “torcán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN