troisc

troisc

Irish

Alternative forms

• troisg (obsolete)

Verb

troisc (present analytic troisceann, future analytic troiscfidh, verbal noun troscadh, past participle troiscthe)

1. to fast (abstain from food)
2. to abstain [+ ar (from)] (a food, tobacco etc.)

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	troiscim	troisceann tú; troiscir†	troisceann sé, sí	troiscimid	troisceann sibh	troisceann siad; troiscid†	a throisceann; a throisceas / a dtroisceann*; a dtroisceas*	troisctear
	past	throisc mé; throisceas	throisc tú; throiscis	throisc sé, sí	throisceamar; throisc muid	throisc sibh; throisceabhair	throisc siad; throisceadar	a throisc / ar throisc*	troisceadh
	past habitual	throiscinn / dtroiscinn‡‡	throiscteá / dtroiscteᇇ	throisceadh sé, sí / dtroisceadh sé, s퇇	throiscimis; throisceadh muid / dtroiscimis‡‡; dtroisceadh muid‡‡	throisceadh sibh / dtroisceadh sibh‡‡	throiscidís; throisceadh siad / dtroiscidís‡‡; dtroisceadh siad‡‡	a throisceadh / a dtroisceadh*	throisctí / dtroisct퇇
	future	troiscfidh mé; troiscfead	troiscfidh tú; troiscfir†	troiscfidh sé, sí	troiscfimid; troiscfidh muid	troiscfidh sibh	troiscfidh siad; troiscfid†	a throiscfidh; a throiscfeas / a dtroiscfidh*; a dtroiscfeas*	troiscfear
conditional		throiscfinn / dtroiscfinn‡‡	throiscfeá / dtroiscfeᇇ	throiscfeadh sé, sí / dtroiscfeadh sé, s퇇	throiscfimis; throiscfeadh muid / dtroiscfimis‡‡; dtroiscfeadh muid‡‡	throiscfeadh sibh / dtroiscfeadh sibh‡‡	throiscfidís; throiscfeadh siad / dtroiscfidís‡‡; dtroiscfeadh siad‡‡	a throiscfeadh / a dtroiscfeadh*	throiscfí / dtroiscf퇇
subjunctive	present	go dtroisce mé; go dtroiscead†	go dtroisce tú; go dtroiscir†	go dtroisce sé, sí	go dtroiscimid; go dtroisce muid	go dtroisce sibh	go dtroisce siad; go dtroiscid†	—	go dtroisctear
	past	dá dtroiscinn	dá dtroiscteá	dá dtroisceadh sé, sí	dá dtroiscimis; dá dtroisceadh muid	dá dtroisceadh sibh	dá dtroiscidís; dá dtroisceadh siad	—	dá dtroisctí
imperative		troiscim	troisc	troisceadh sé, sí	troiscimis	troiscigí; troiscidh†	troiscidís	—	troisctear
verbal noun		troscadh
past participle		troiscthe

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Usage notes

The finite forms of this verb are very rarely used. Instead, the collocations bí i do throscadh (literally “to be in one's fasting”) and déan troscadh (literally “to do a fast”) are used.

Further reading

• “troisc” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “troiscid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• "troisc" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

troisc

1. inflection of trosc:
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
troisc	throisc	dtroisc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.