Irish
Etymology
From Latin thōrax, from Ancient Greek θώραξ (thṓrax, “a breastplate, cuirass, corslet”).
Noun
tóracs m (genitive singular tóracs, nominative plural tóracsanna)
- (anatomy) thorax
- Synonym: (familiar) cliabhrach
Declension
Declension of tóracs (fourth declension)
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Derived terms
Mutation
Mutated forms of tóracs
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lenition
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eclipsis
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thóracs
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dtóracs
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tóracs”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “tóracs”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “tóracs”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025