tóraí

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

tóir (“pursuit”) +‎ -aí

Noun

tóraí m (genitive singular tóraí, nominative plural tóraithe)

  1. pursuer, seeker, hunter
  2. (historical) bandit, robber, outlaw
  3. (politics) Tory

Declension

Declension of tóraí (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative tóraí tóraithe
vocative a thóraí a thóraithe
genitive tóraí tóraithe
dative tóraí tóraithe
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an tóraí na tóraithe
genitive an tóraí na dtóraithe
dative leis an tóraí
don tóraí 		leis na tóraithe

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Tory

Mutation

Mutated forms of tóraí
radical lenition eclipsis
tóraí thóraí dtóraí

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

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