teorainn

Irish

Alternative forms

• deora, teora

Etymology

From Old Irish tórand (“boundary, limit”), verbal noun of do·foirndea (“to represent, denote”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲoːɾˠənʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲoːɾˠən̠ʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɔːɾˠən̠ʲ/

Noun

teorainn f (genitive singular teorann, nominative plural teorainneacha or teoranna)

1. limit
2. boundary
3. border, frontier
4. borderline, margin

Declension

Declension of teorainn (fifth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative teorainn teorainneacha vocative a theorainn a theorainneacha genitive teorann teorainneacha dative teorainn teorainneacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an teorainn na teorainneacha genitive na teorann na dteorainneacha dative leis an teorainn don teorainn leis na teorainneacha

Alternative declension

Declension of teorainn (fifth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative teorainn teoranna vocative a theorainn a theoranna genitive teorann teorann dative teorainn teoranna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an teorainn na teoranna genitive na teorann na dteorann dative leis an teorainn don teorainn leis na teoranna

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

Mutated forms of teorainn

radical	lenition	eclipsis
teorainn	theorainn	dteorainn

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) “teorainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “teorainn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “teorainn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025