tóraí

Irish

Alternative forms

• tóraidhe (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

tóir (“pursuit”) +‎ -aí

Noun

tóraí m (genitive singular tóraí, nominative plural tóraithe)

1. pursuer, seeker, hunter
2. (historical) bandit, robber, outlaw
3. (politics) Tory

Declension

Declension of tóraí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tóraí tóraithe Vocative a thóraí a thóraithe Genitive tóraí tóraithe Dative tóraí tóraithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tóraí na tóraithe Genitive an tóraí na dtóraithe Dative leis an tóraí don tóraí leis na tóraithe

Derived terms

• Tóraíochas (“Toryism”)

Descendants

• → English: Tory

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tóraí	thóraí	dtóraí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tóraí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN