teorainn

Irish

Alternative forms

• deora, teora

Etymology

From Old Irish tórand (“boundary, limit”), verbal noun of do·foirndea (“to represent, denote”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲoːɾˠənʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲoːɾˠən̠ʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɔːɾˠən̠ʲ/

Noun

teorainn f (genitive singular teorann, nominative plural teorainneacha or teoranna)

1. limit
2. boundary
3. border, frontier
4. borderline, margin

Declension

Declension of teorainn

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative teorainn teorainneacha Vocative a theorainn a theorainneacha Genitive teorann teorainneacha Dative teorainn teorainneacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an teorainn na teorainneacha Genitive na teorann na dteorainneacha Dative leis an teorainn don teorainn leis na teorainneacha

Alternative declension

Declension of teorainn

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative teorainn teoranna Vocative a theorainn a theoranna Genitive teorann teorann Dative teorainn teoranna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an teorainn na teoranna Genitive na teorann na dteorann Dative leis an teorainn don teorainn leis na teoranna

Derived terms

• dúiche theorann (“borderland”)
• gan teorainn (“boundless, limitless, unlimited”)
• i dteorainn le (“bordering on, (living) next to”)
• luasteorainn (“speed limit”)
• teorainn luais (“speed limit”)
• teorannaigh (“delimit; limit, restrict”, verb)
• teoranta (“limited, restricted, confined”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
teorainn	theorainn	dteorainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “teorainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “teorainn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “teorainn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024