toirt

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish toirt.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ˠɔɾˠtʲ/

Noun

toirt f (genitive singular toirte, nominative plural toirteanna)

  1. bulk, volume

Declension

Declension of toirt (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative toirt toirteanna
vocative a thoirt a thoirteanna
genitive toirte toirteanna
dative toirt toirteanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an toirt na toirteanna
genitive na toirte na dtoirteanna
dative leis an toirt
don toirt 		leis na toirteanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of toirt
radical lenition eclipsis
toirt thoirt dtoirt

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “toirt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • “toirt”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “toirt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 742
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “toirt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tabairt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ʰɔrˠʃtʲ/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /t̪ʰɔrˠt̪/, [t̪ʰɔɽʈ]

Noun

toirt f (genitive singular toirte or toirt, plural toirtean)

  1. verbal noun of thoir
  2. importance, value

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of toirt
radical lenition
toirt thoirt

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

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