torrach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish torrach.
Adjective
torrach (genitive singular masculine torraigh, genitive singular feminine torraí, plural torracha, not comparable)
- pregnant
Declension
Declension of torrach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | torrach | thorrach | torracha; thorracha² | |
| Vocative | thorraigh | torracha | ||
| Genitive | torraí | torracha | torrach | |
| Dative | torrach; thorrach¹ | thorrach; thorraigh (archaic) | torracha; thorracha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- ag iompar clainne
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| torrach | thorrach | dtorrach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtor͈ax/
Adjective
torrach
- pregnant
Synonyms
- alacht
- asaitech
- combrit
- donn
- ingenach
- maccach
- toirrchesach
Descendants
- Irish: torrach
- Manx: torragh
- Scottish Gaelic: torrach
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| {{{1}}}{{{2}}} | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- torach
Etymology
From Old Irish torrach.
Adjective
torrach
- fecund, fertile, prolific
- pregnant
Synonyms
- (pregnant): trom
Antonyms
- (fertile): mì-thorrach
Related terms
- torraich
- torrachadh
- torrachas