tóraí
Irish
Alternative forms
- tóraidhe (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
tóir (“pursuit”) + -aí
Noun
tóraí m (genitive singular tóraí, nominative plural tóraithe)
- pursuer, seeker, hunter
- (historical) bandit, robber, outlaw
- (politics) Tory
Declension
Declension of tóraí
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- Tóraíochas (“Toryism”)
Descendants
- → English: Tory
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tóraí | thóraí | dtóraí |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "tóraí" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.