tolladh

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish tollad, verbal noun of tollaid (“pierces; penetrates”). By surface analysis, toll +‎ -adh.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʌl̪ˠə/

Noun

tolladh m (genitive singular tollta, nominative plural tolltaí)

1. verbal noun of toll
2. boring, perforation

Declension

Declension of tolladh

Irregular

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tolladh tolltaí Vocative a tholladh a tholltaí Genitive tollta tolltaí Dative tolladh tolltaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tolladh na tolltaí Genitive an tollta na dtolltaí Dative leis an tolladh don tolladh leis na tolltaí

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tolladh

1. inflection of toll:
   1. autonomous past indicative
   2. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tolladh	tholladh	dtolladh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tolladh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tollad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “tolladh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “tolladh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tollad, verbal noun of tollaid (“pierces; penetrates”). By surface analysis, toll +‎ -adh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɔl̪ˠəɣ/

Noun

tolladh m (genitive singular tollaidh, plural tollaidhean)

1. verbal noun of toll
2. perforation, act of boring, piercing or perforating
3. digging of holes or pits
4. edging in

Mutation

Mutation of tolladh

radical	lenition
tolladh	tholladh

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “tolladh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tollad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language