torrach

Irish

Alternative forms

• tarrach (Ulster)

Etymology

From Old Irish torrach, from *torr- (“belly”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠaɾˠ(a)x/ (corresponding to the form tarrach)

Adjective

torrach (genitive singular masculine torraigh, genitive singular feminine torraí, plural torracha, not comparable)

1. pregnant

Declension

Declension of torrach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	torrach	thorrach	torracha; thorracha2
vocative	thorraigh		torracha
genitive		torraí	torracha	torrach
dative	torrach; thorrach1	thorrach; thorraigh (archaic)	torracha; thorracha2
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• ag iompar clainne

Mutation

Mutated forms of torrach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
torrach	thorrach	dtorrach

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

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *torrākos (compare Welsh torrog), from *torr- (“belly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtor͈ax]

Adjective

torrach

1. pregnant

Declension

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	torrach	torrach	torrach
Vocative	torraig* torrach**
Accusative	torrach	torraig
Genitive	torraig	torraige	torraig
Dative	torrach	torraig	torrach
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	torraig	torracha
Vocative	torrachu torracha†
Accusative	torrachu torracha†
Genitive	torrach
Dative	torrachaib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Synonyms

• alacht
• combrit
• toirrchesach

Descendants

• Irish: torrach
• Manx: torragh
• Scottish Gaelic: torrach

Mutation

Mutation of torrach

radical	lenition	nasalization
torrach	thorrach	torrach pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “torrach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• torach

Etymology

From Old Irish torrach, from Proto-Celtic *torrākos, from *torr- (“belly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɔrˠəx/

Adjective

torrach

1. fecund, fertile, prolific
2. pregnant

Synonyms

• (pregnant): trom

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “fertile”): mì-thorrach

Related terms

• torraich
• torrachadh
• torrachas

Mutation

Mutation of torrach

radical	lenition
torrach	thorrach

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