tórmach

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoːr.β̃əx/, [ˈtoːrβ̃ax]

Noun

tórmach n (genitive tórmaig)

  1. verbal noun of do·formaig
  2. addition
    • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 2a15
      .i. as tórmach hi tintud Septien, is tórmach són dano hi tintud Teothis.
      i.e. what is an addition in the translation of the Septuagint, that is an addition in the translation of Theodotio as well.

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative tórmachN tórmachN tórmachL, tórmacha
vocative tórmachN tórmachN tórmachL, tórmacha
accusative tórmachN tórmachN tórmachL, tórmacha
genitive tórmaigL tórmach tórmachN
dative tórmuchL tórmachaib tórmachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of tórmach
radical lenition nasalization
tórmach thórmach tórmach
pronounced with /d-/

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

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