tóraí

Irish

Alternative forms

tóraidhe (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

tóir (“pursuit”) +‎ -aí

Noun

tóraí m (genitive singular tóraí, nominative plural tóraithe)

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

Tóraíochas (“Toryism”)

Descendants

→ English: Tory

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tóraí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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