tóracs

Irish

Etymology

From Latin thōrax, from Ancient Greek θώραξ (thṓrax, “a breastplate, cuirass, corslet”).

Noun

tóracs m (genitive singular tóracs, nominative plural tóracsanna)

1. (anatomy) thorax

   Synonym: (familiar) cliabhrach

Declension

Declension of tóracs

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tóracs tóracsanna Vocative a thóracs a thóracsanna Genitive tóracs tóracsanna Dative tóracs tóracsanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tóracs na tóracsanna Genitive an tóracs na dtóracsanna Dative leis an tóracs don tóracs leis na tóracsanna

Derived terms

• cardatóracsach
• tóracsach
• trastóracsach

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tóracs	thóracs	dtóracs
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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