toirmisc
Irish
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish toirmiscid, from Old Irish do·airmesca (“hinders, obstructs, restrains, checks, forbids”, verb).
Verb
toirmisc (present analytic toirmisceann, future analytic toirmiscfidh, verbal noun toirmeasc, past participle toirmiscthe)
- (transitive, intransitive) prohibit, forbid; prevent, hinder
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | toirmiscim | toirmisceann tú; toirmiscir† | toirmisceann sé, sí | toirmiscimid | toirmisceann sibh | toirmisceann siad; toirmiscid† | a thoirmisceann; a thoirmisceas / a dtoirmisceann*; a dtoirmisceas* | toirmisctear |
past | thoirmisc mé; thoirmisceas | thoirmisc tú; thoirmiscis | thoirmisc sé, sí | thoirmisceamar; thoirmisc muid | thoirmisc sibh; thoirmisceabhair | thoirmisc siad; thoirmisceadar | a thoirmisc / ar thoirmisc* | toirmisceadh | |
past habitual | thoirmiscinn / dtoirmiscinn‡‡ | thoirmiscteá / dtoirmiscteᇇ | thoirmisceadh sé, sí / dtoirmisceadh sé, s퇇 | thoirmiscimis; thoirmisceadh muid / dtoirmiscimis‡‡; dtoirmisceadh muid‡‡ | thoirmisceadh sibh / dtoirmisceadh sibh‡‡ | thoirmiscidís; thoirmisceadh siad / dtoirmiscidís‡‡; dtoirmisceadh siad‡‡ | a thoirmisceadh / a dtoirmisceadh* | thoirmisctí / dtoirmisct퇇 | |
future | toirmiscfidh mé; toirmiscfead | toirmiscfidh tú; toirmiscfir† | toirmiscfidh sé, sí | toirmiscfimid; toirmiscfidh muid | toirmiscfidh sibh | toirmiscfidh siad; toirmiscfid† | a thoirmiscfidh; a thoirmiscfeas / a dtoirmiscfidh*; a dtoirmiscfeas* | toirmiscfear | |
conditional | thoirmiscfinn / dtoirmiscfinn‡‡ | thoirmiscfeá / dtoirmiscfeᇇ | thoirmiscfeadh sé, sí / dtoirmiscfeadh sé, s퇇 | thoirmiscfimis; thoirmiscfeadh muid / dtoirmiscfimis‡‡; dtoirmiscfeadh muid‡‡ | thoirmiscfeadh sibh / dtoirmiscfeadh sibh‡‡ | thoirmiscfidís; thoirmiscfeadh siad / dtoirmiscfidís‡‡; dtoirmiscfeadh siad‡‡ | a thoirmiscfeadh / a dtoirmiscfeadh* | thoirmiscfí / dtoirmiscf퇇 | |
subjunctive | present | go dtoirmisce mé; go dtoirmiscead† | go dtoirmisce tú; go dtoirmiscir† | go dtoirmisce sé, sí | go dtoirmiscimid; go dtoirmisce muid | go dtoirmisce sibh | go dtoirmisce siad; go dtoirmiscid† | — | go dtoirmisctear |
past | dá dtoirmiscinn | dá dtoirmiscteá | dá dtoirmisceadh sé, sí | dá dtoirmiscimis; dá dtoirmisceadh muid | dá dtoirmisceadh sibh | dá dtoirmiscidís; dá dtoirmisceadh siad | — | dá dtoirmisctí | |
imperative | toirmiscim | toirmisc | toirmisceadh sé, sí | toirmiscimis | toirmiscigí; toirmiscidh† | toirmiscidís | — | toirmisctear | |
verbal noun | toirmeasc | ||||||||
past participle | toirmiscthe |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Alternative forms
- toirmeascaigh
Derived terms
- toirmeascaí m (“prohibitor; hinderer, obstructor; mischief-maker”)
Adjective
toirmisc
- proscriptive
Noun
toirmisc m
- inflection of toirmeasc (“prohibition; prevention, hindrance; mischief, dissension; mishap, misfortune”):
- vocative/genitive singular
- nominative/dative plural
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
toirmisc | thoirmisc | dtoirmisc |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “toirmisc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “toirmiscid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “do·airmesca”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “toirmisc” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “toirmisc” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.