teorainn
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish tórand (“boundary, limit”), verbal noun of do·foirndea (“to represent, denote”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
teorainn f (genitive singular teorann, nominative plural teorainneacha or teoranna)
Declension
Declension of teorainn
Fifth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative declension
Declension of teorainn
Fifth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- dúiche theorann (“borderland”)
- gan teorainn (“boundless, limitless, unlimited”)
- i dteorainn le (“bordering on, (living) next to”)
- luasteorainn (“speed limit”)
- teorainn luais (“speed limit”)
- teorannaigh (“delimit; limit, restrict”, verb)
- teoranta (“limited, restricted, confined”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| teorainn | theorainn | dteorainn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tórann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 91
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teorainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “teorainn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “teorainn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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