tóraíocht

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Irish

Etymology

Probably from Old Irish tóir ("hunt, chase"), itself from Proto-Celtic *reteti ("to run").

Pronunciation

Noun

tóraíocht f (genitive singular tóraíochta, nominative plural tóraíochtaí)

  1. a chase or manhunt.
    Synonym: tóir
  2. a pursuit of someone or something.
    Synonyms: lorg, tóir
  3. a quest of some sort.
    Synonym: cuardach

Derived terms

Declension

Declension of tóraíocht (third declension)
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an tóraíocht na tóraíochtaí
genitive na tóraíochta na dtóraíochtaí
dative leis an tóraíocht
don tóraíocht
leis na tóraíochtaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of tóraíocht
radical lenition eclipsis
tóraíocht thóraíocht dtóraíocht

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