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)
Conjugation
conjugation of toirmisc (first conjugation – A)
| verbal noun | toirmeasc | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| past participle | toirmiscthe | |||||||
| tense | singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||
| 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* |
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* |
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 |
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- toirmeascaí m (“prohibitor; hinderer, obstructor; mischief-maker”)
Etymology 2
Adjective
toirmisc
Noun
toirmisc m
- inflection of toirmeasc (“prohibition; prevention, hindrance; mischief, dissension; mishap, misfortune”):
- vocative/genitive singular
- nominative/dative plural
Mutation
| 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.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “toirmisc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “toirmiscid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “do·airmesca”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “toirmisc”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “toirmisc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025