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Torc
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torc
torc
See also: torç
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
torc¹
From Old Irish torc¹, from Proto-Celtic *torkos (“boar”).
Noun
torc m (genitive singular toirc, nominative plural toirc)
- wild boar (Sus scrofa)
- portly, corpulent, person; man of substance
Derived terms
- torcán m (“little, young, boar; small corpulent person”)
- torc-chú m (“boarhound”)
- torcshleá f (“boar-spear”)
Etymology 2
torc²
From Old Irish torc², from Latin torquis.
Noun
torc m (genitive singular toirc, nominative plural toirc)
- torque (braided necklace or collar)
Etymology 3
Borrowing from English torque, from Latin torqueō (“I twist”).
Noun
torc m (genitive singular toirc, nominative plural toirc)
Declension
Declension of torc
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| torc | thorc | dtorc |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "torc" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 torc (‘boar’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “3 torc (‘collar, torque’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tork/
Etymology 1
torc¹
From Proto-Celtic *torkos (“boar”) (compare Welsh twrch).
Noun
torc m
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
torc²
Noun
torc m
- torque (necklace)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Irish: torc
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| torc | thorc | torc pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “1 torc (‘boar’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “3 torc (‘collar, torque’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Romanian
Verb
torc
- first-person singular present tense form of toarce.
- first-person singular subjunctive form of toarce.
- third-person plural present tense form of toarce.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish torc¹, from Proto-Celtic *torkos (“boar”).
Noun
torc m (genitive singular tuirc, plural tuirc)
Derived terms
References
- “1 torc (‘boar’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.