torrach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish torrach, from *torr- (“belly”).[2]

Pronunciation

Adjective

torrach (genitive singular masculine torraigh, genitive singular feminine torraí, plural torracha, not comparable)

  1. pregnant

Declension

Declension of torrach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative torrach thorrach torracha;
thorracha2
vocative thorraigh torracha
genitive torraí torracha torrach
dative torrach;
thorrach1 		thorrach;
thorraigh (archaic) 		torracha;
thorracha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of torrach
radical lenition eclipsis
torrach thorrach dtorrach

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

References

  1. ^ “torrach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 385
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 95

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *torrākos (compare Welsh torrog), from *torr- (“belly”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtor͈ax]

Adjective

torrach

  1. pregnant

Declension

o/ā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative torrach torrach torrach
vocative torraig*
torrach**
accusative torrach torraig
genitive torraig torraige torraig
dative torrach torraig torrach
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative torraig torracha
vocative torrachu
torracha†
accusative torrachu
torracha†
genitive torrach
dative torrachaib

*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Synonyms

  • alacht
  • combrit
  • toirrchesach

Descendants

  • Irish: torrach
  • Manx: torragh
  • Scottish Gaelic: torrach

Mutation

Mutation of torrach
radical lenition nasalization
torrach thorrach torrach
pronounced with /d-/

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

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 385

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish torrach, from Proto-Celtic *torrākos, from *torr- (“belly”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰɔrˠəx/

Adjective

torrach

  1. fecund, fertile, prolific
  2. pregnant

Synonyms

Antonyms

Mutation

Mutation of torrach
radical lenition
torrach thorrach

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

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 385
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