Toirdhealbhach

Irish

Etymology

Derived From Old Irish Toirdelbach, which ultimately comes from toirdhealbh (“prompting”). This name is used as a byname meaning "instigator".

Pronunciation
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈtʲɾʲɛl̪ˠax/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠaːɾˠl̪ˠa(x)/[1]

Proper noun

Toirdhealbhach m

  1. a male given name from Old Irish, often anglicized Turlough or Terence, the latter of which this name shares no etymological relation.

Descendants
  • → English: Turlough

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Toirdhealbhach Thoirdhealbhach dToirdhealbhach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 75
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