torann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish torann (thunder; loud noise; noise of battle; battle, conflict), from Proto-Celtic *toranos (thunder).

Pronunciation

Noun

torann m or f (genitive singular torainn, nominative plural torainn)

  1. noise (various sounds, usually unwanted)
  2. (literary) thunder; (tumult of) battle

Declension

Synonyms

  • fothram

Derived terms

  • torannach, toranda (noisy)
  • torannáil (act of making noise, rumbling)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
torann thorann dtorann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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