teorainn
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish teóra, teórann (“act of marking out, delimiting; share, division; boundary, limit; confines, territory”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtʲoːɾˠən̠ʲ]
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, teorainn luais (“speed limit”)
- teorannaigh (“delimit; limit, restrict”, verb)
- teoranta (“limited, restricted, confined”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| teorainn | theorainn | dteorainn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “teorainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 teóra”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tórann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- 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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