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tòrr

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See also: Torr and torr

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin turris (tower) by way of either Cumbric from Proto-Brythonic *turr (whence Welsh twr) or Old English torr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tòrr m (genitive singular tòrra, plural tòrran)

  1. A heap, mound.
  2. A hill, mountain.
  3. Many, much, a lot, loads.

Mutation

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Mutation of tòrr
radical lenition
tòrr thòrr

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap