turadh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish turad, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʊɾˠə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʊɾˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʌɾˠu/

Noun

turadh m (genitive singular turaidh)

1. dry weather, dry spell
2. the cessation of rain

Declension

Declension of turadh (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative turadh vocative a thuraidh genitive turaidh dative turadh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an turadh genitive an turaidh dative leis an turadh don turadh

Related terms

• tur

Mutation

Mutated forms of turadh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
turadh	thuradh	dturadh

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

Further reading

• “turadh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 turad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “turadh”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “turadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish turad, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɯɾəɣ/

Noun

turadh m (genitive singular turadh, plural turaidh)

1. dry weather, dry spell
2. a break in the clouds between showers

   Tha iad an dòchas gum bi turadh ann airson a’ cuirm-chnuic.

   They hope that there will be dry weather for the picnic.

Mutation

Mutation of turadh

radical	lenition
turadh	thuradh

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