tarraing

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠaɾʲɪɟ/ (corresponding to the variant form tairrig)
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɑɾˠən/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠaɾˠən̠ʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠaɾˠn̠ʲ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish tarngid, from a prototonic form of Old Irish do·srenga.

Verb

tarraing (present analytic tarraingíonn, future analytic tarraingeoidh, verbal noun tarraingt, past participle tarraingthe) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. pull, draw, drag
    Tharraing sé anál.
    He drew breath.
  2. haul (in or on conveyance)
  3. suck
  4. attract
  5. bring on
  6. proceed
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish tarraing.

Noun

tarraing f (genitive singular tarraingthe, nominative plural tarraingtí)

  1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of tarraingt

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tarraing tharraing dtarraing
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish tarngid, from a prototonic form of Old Irish do·srenga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰarˠɪɲc/

Verb

tarraing (past tharraing, future tàirnidh, verbal noun tarraing, past participle tarraingte)

  1. draw, pull, drag, heave
  2. draw (breath, beer, etc.)
  3. draw (picture)
  4. attract (person, magnet, etc.)
  5. distil (spirits)
  6. extract
  7. infuse, steep (tea, etc.)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Noun

tarraing f (genitive singular tarrainge or tàirgne, plural tarraingean or tàirgnean)

  1. verbal noun of tarraing
  2. drawing, pulling, dragging
  3. draught, gulp
  4. attraction
  5. traction
  6. halyard

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
tarraingtharraing
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “tarraing”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “do·srenga”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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