tóirse

Irish

Etymology

From English torch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠoːɾˠʃə/

Noun

tóirse m (genitive singular tóirse, nominative plural tóirsí)

  1. torch (stick with flame at one end)
  2. flashlight (battery-powered hand-held light source)

Declension

Declension of tóirse (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative tóirse tóirsí
vocative a thóirse a thóirsí
genitive tóirse tóirsí
dative tóirse tóirsí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tóirse na tóirsí
genitive an tóirse na dtóirsí
dative leis an tóirse
don tóirse 		leis na tóirsí

Mutation

Mutated forms of tóirse
radical lenition eclipsis
tóirse thóirse dtóirse

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

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