truicear

Irish

Etymology

From English tricker, from Dutch trekker (“puller”), from trekken (“to drag, draw, pull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɾˠɪcəɾˠ/

Noun

truicear m (genitive singular truicir, nominative plural truicir)

1. trigger

Declension

Declension of truicear (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative truicear truicir vocative a thruicir a thruiceara genitive truicir truicear dative truicear truicir forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an truicear na truicir genitive an truicir na dtruicear dative leis an truicear don truicear leis na truicir

Derived terms

• fothruicear
• garda truicir
• sciath truicir

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of truicear

radical	lenition	eclipsis
truicear	thruicear	dtruicear

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) “truicear”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “truicear”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “truicear”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024