tóir
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish tóir, from Proto-Celtic *to-wo-ret (“running up to”), from *reteti (“to run”).
Declension
Declension of tóir
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- ar thóir (“hunting for, looking for”)
- fógra tóra m (“hue and cry”)
- tóireadóir m (“probe, searcher”)
- tóraí m (“pursuer; Tory”)
- tóraigh (“pursue”, verb)
- tórán m (“hunted animal; fugitive”)
Related terms
- tóraíocht f (“pursuit”)
- tóraitheoir m (“pursuer”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tóir | thóir | dtóir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “tóir”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- “tóir” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "tóir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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