toisc

Irish

Alternative forms

  • toisg (obsolete spelling)[1]

Etymology

From Old Irish toisc (“need, wish, quest”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ˠoʃc/[3], /t̪ˠɔʃc/[4], /t̪ˠiʃc/[5]

Noun

toisc f (genitive singular toisce, nominative plural tosca)

  1. circumstance (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event)
  2. factor (one of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result)
  3. (literary) expedition, journey
  4. (literary) business, purpose

Declension

Declension of toisc (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative toisc tosca
vocative a thoisc a thosca
genitive toisce tosca
dative toisc tosca
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an toisc na tosca
genitive na toisce na dtosca
dative leis an toisc
don toisc 		leis na tosca

Derived terms

Preposition

toisc (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

  1. because of, on account of

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of toisc
radical lenition eclipsis
toisc thoisc dtoisc

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

References

  1. ^ “toisc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “toisc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Dillon, Myles, Donncha Ó Cróinín (1961) Teach Yourself Irish, Sevenoaks, England: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN, page 242
  4. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 174, page 63; reprinted 1979
  5. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, section 284, page 183

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “toisc”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1227; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “toisc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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