truicear

Irish

Etymology

From English tricker, from Dutch trekker (“puller”), from trekken (“to drag, draw, pull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɾˠɪcəɾˠ/

Noun

truicear m (genitive singular truicir, nominative plural truicir)

1. trigger

Declension

Declension of truicear

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative truicear truicir Vocative a thruicir a thruiceara Genitive truicir truicear Dative truicear truicir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an truicear na truicir Genitive an truicir na dtruicear Dative leis an truicear don truicear leis na truicir

Derived terms

• fothruicear
• garda truicir
• sciath truicir

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
truicear	thruicear	dtruicear
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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