troisc
Irish
Alternative forms
- troisg (obsolete)
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
troisc (present analytic troisceann, future analytic troiscfidh, verbal noun troscadh, past participle troiscthe)
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.
Conjugation
conjugation of troisc (first conjugation – A)
| verbal noun | troscadh | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| past participle | troiscthe | |||||||
| tense | 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* |
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* |
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 |
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Further reading
- “troisc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “troiscid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “troisc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
troisc
- inflection of trosc:
- vocative/genitive singular
- nominative/dative plural
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| troisc | throisc | dtroisc |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.