Scottish Gaelic

Verb

turchair ‎(past thurchair, future turchairidh, verbal noun turchairt)

1. happen, chance

   Thurchair dhaibh a thighinn dhachaigh aig an aon àm.‎ ― They happened to come home at the same time.

   a thurchair a bhith a' dol seachad‎ ― who happened/chanced to be passing by.

   nan turchradh dhuinn a bhith‎ ― if we happen to be

   Thurchair mi air.‎ ― I chanced on it / I met him by chance.

Synonyms

• tachair

References

• “turchur” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.