tóraí

Irish

Alternative forms

• tóraidhe (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

tóir (“pursuit”) +‎ -aí

Noun

tóraí m (genitive singular tóraí, nominative plural tóraithe)

1. pursuer, seeker, hunter
2. (historical) bandit, robber, outlaw
3. (politics) Tory

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

Mutated forms of tóraí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
tóraí	thóraí	dtóraí

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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