tóraíocht

== Irish == === Alternative forms === tóraidheacht, tóraigheacht, tóruidheacht, tóruigheacht (superseded) === Etymology === From Middle Irish tóraigecht, from tóir (“help, pursuit”), from a prefixed form of Proto-Celtic *reteti (“to run”). By surface analysis, tóraigh +‎ -íocht, though etymologically, the verb is a back-formation from the noun. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠoːˈɾˠiːəxt̪ˠ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠoːɾˠiːəxt̪ˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɑːɾˠiːəxt̪ˠ/ === Noun === tóraíocht f (genitive singular tóraíochta, nominative plural tóraíochtaí) chase, manhunt pursuit quest ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (chase, ga, tóir): (pursuit, ga, lorg, tóir): (quest, ga, cuardach): ==== Derived terms ==== órthóraíocht (“gold rush”) ==== Mutation ==== === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “tóraiḋeaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1233; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tóraíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN