trócaire

See also: tròcaire

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish trócaire, from trócar.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɾˠoːkɪɾʲɪ/[2]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɾˠoːkəɾʲə/[3], /ˈt̪ˠɾˠoːcɾʲə/[4]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɾˠɔːkiɾʲə/[5]

Noun

trócaire f (genitive singular trócaire)

  1. mercy, pity, compassion
  2. clemency, leniency, quarter

Declension

Declension of trócaire (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative trócaire
vocative a thrócaire
genitive trócaire
dative trócaire
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an trócaire
genitive na trócaire
dative leis an trócaire
don trócaire

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of trócaire
radical lenition eclipsis
trócaire thrócaire dtrócaire

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), “trócaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 174, page 89
  3. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 732, page 77
  4. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 440, page 121
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 411, page 135

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From trócar +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtroːkɨrʲe]

Noun

trócaire f (genitive trócaire, no plural)

  1. mercy
    • 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. 111c13
      Is hé ru·fiastar cumachtae inna díglae do·mbi{u}r-siu húa londas, intí du·écigi{gi} is ar trócairi ⁊ censi du·bir-siu forunni siu innahí fo·daimem ré techt innúnn.
      He who will know the power of the punishment which you sg inflict by means of wrath, it is he who will see that it is for the sake of mercy and gentleness that you inflict on us here the things that we suffer before going there.

Declension

Feminine iā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative trócaireL
vocative trócaireL
accusative trócairiN
genitive trócaire
dative trócairiL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: trócaire
  • Manx: trocair
  • Scottish Gaelic: tròcair

Mutation

Mutation of trócaire
radical lenition nasalization
trócaire thrócaire trócaire
pronounced with /d-/

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

Further reading