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)

  1. (ambitransitive) prohibit, forbid; prevent, hinder
Conjugation
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • toirmeascaí m (prohibitor; hinderer, obstructor; mischief-maker)

Etymology 2

Adjective

toirmisc

  1. proscriptive

Noun

toirmisc m

  1. inflection of toirmeasc (prohibition; prevention, hindrance; mischief, dissension; mishap, misfortune):
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Mutated forms of toirmisc
radical lenition eclipsis
toirmisc thoirmisc dtoirmisc

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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