torrach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish torrach, from *torr- (“belly”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠaɾˠ(a)x/[3] (corresponding to the form tarrach)

Adjective

torrach (genitive singular masculine torraigh, genitive singular feminine torraí, plural torracha, not comparable)

  1. pregnant

Declension
Declension of torrach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative torrach thorrach torracha;
thorracha²
Vocative thorraigh torracha
Genitive torraí torracha torrach
Dative torrach;
thorrach¹		 thorrach;
thorraigh (archaic)		 torracha;
thorracha²
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
torrach thorrach dtorrach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. “torrach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 385
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 95

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *torrākos (compare Welsh torrog), from *torr- (“belly”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈtor͈ax]

Adjective

torrach

  1. pregnant

Declension
o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative torrach torrach torrach
Vocative torraig*
torrach**
Accusative torrach torraig
Genitive torraig torraige torraig
Dative torrach torraig torrach
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative torraig torracha
Vocative torrachu
torracha†
Accusative torrachu
torracha†
Genitive torrach
Dative torrachaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Synonyms
  • alacht
  • combrit
  • toirrchesach

Descendants
  • Irish: torrach
  • Manx: torragh
  • Scottish Gaelic: torrach

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
torrach thorrach torrach
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 385

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish torrach, from Proto-Celtic *torrākos, from *torr- (“belly”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰɔrˠəx/

Adjective

torrach

  1. fecund, fertile, prolific
  2. pregnant

Synonyms

Antonyms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
torrachthorrach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 385
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