# trócaire
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish trócaire, from trócar.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈt̪ˠɾˠoːkɪɾʲɪ/
* (Connacht) IPA: /ˈt̪ˠɾˠoːkəɾʲə/, /ˈt̪ˠɾˠoːcɾʲə/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈt̪ˠɾˠɔːkiɾʲə/

### Noun

trócaire f (genitive singular trócaire)
* mercy, pity, compassion
* clemency, leniency, quarter

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
nominative
trócaire
vocative
a thrócaire
genitive
trócaire
dative
trócaire
forms with the definite article
case
singular
nominative
an trócaire
genitive
na trócaire
dative
leis an trócaire don trócaire :

#### Derived terms

* trócaireach
** éadrócaireach

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “trócaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 174, page 89
* ↑ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 732, page 77
* ↑ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 440, page 121
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 411, page 135

### Further reading

* “trócaire”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “trócaire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 757
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “trócaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Old Irish
### Etymology

From trócar +‎ -e.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtroːkɨrʲe]

### Noun

trócaire f (genitive trócaire, no plural)
* mercy
** c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 111$^c$13
    Is hé ru·fiastar cumachtae inna díglae do·mbi{u}r-siu húa londas, intí du·écigi{gi} is ar trócairi ⁊ censi du·bir-siu forunni siu innahí fo·daimem ré techt innúnn.He who will know the power of the punishment which you sg inflict by means of wrath, it is he who will see that it is for the sake of mercy and gentleness that you inflict on us here the things that we suffer before going there.

#### Declension

Feminine iā-stem :
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | trócaire$^L$ | — | — |
| Vocative | trócaire$^L$ | — | — |
| Accusative | trócairi$^N$ | — | — |
| Genitive | trócaire | — | — |
| Dative | trócairi$^L$ | — | — |
| Initial mutations of a following adjective: $^H$ = triggers aspiration $^L$ = triggers lenition $^N$ = triggers nasalization ||||

#### Descendants

* Irish: trócaire
* Manx: trocair
* Scottish Gaelic: tròcair

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “trócaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language