tóir

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See also: toir and -tóir

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tóir, from Proto-Celtic *to-wo-ret (“running up to”), from *reteti (“to run”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to run, roll”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tóir f (genitive singular tóra, nominative plural tóireacha)

  1. pursuit, chase; hunt, search; pursuing party
  2. keenness, interest
    Tá an-tóir agam ar an gceol seo. ― I'm very keen on this music.
    Ní mór an tóir atá ar an bhfíon seo. ― This wine is not much sought after.
  3. popularity
    Tá tóir uirthi. ― She’s popular.

Declension

Declension of tóir (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative tóir tóireacha
vocative a thóir a thóireacha
genitive tóra tóireacha
dative tóir tóireacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an tóir na tóireacha
genitive na tóra na dtóireacha
dative leis an tóir
don tóir 		leis na tóireacha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of tóir
radical lenition eclipsis
tóir thóir dtóir

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

References

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