turadh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish turad, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster, Galway) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠʊɾˠə/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠʊɾˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠʌɾˠu/

Noun

turadh m (genitive singular turaidh)

  1. dry weather, dry spell
  2. the cessation of rain

Declension

Declension of turadh (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative turadh
vocative a thuraidh
genitive turaidh
dative turadh
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an turadh
genitive an turaidh
dative leis an turadh
don turadh

Mutation

Mutated forms of turadh
radical lenition eclipsis
turadh thuradh dturadh

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish turad, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰɯɾəɣ/

Noun

turadh m (genitive singular turadh, plural turaidh)

  1. dry weather, dry spell
  2. a break in the clouds between showers
    Tha iad an dòchas gum bi turadh ann airson a’ cuirm-chnuic.
    They hope that there will be dry weather for the picnic.

Mutation

Mutation of turadh
radical lenition
turadh thuradh

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