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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)
- pursuit, chase; hunt, search; pursuing party
- 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.
- popularity
- Tá tóir uirthi. ― She’s popular.
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| tóir
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thóir
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dtóir
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tóir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 741
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN