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. (transitive, intransitive) prohibit, forbid; prevent, hinder
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
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*; a dtoirmisceas*		 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 thoirmiscteá thoirmisceadh sé, sí thoirmiscimis; thoirmisceadh muid thoirmisceadh sibh thoirmiscidís; thoirmisceadh siad a thoirmisceadh /
ar thoirmisceadh*		 thoirmisctí
future toirmiscfidh mé;
toirmiscfead		 toirmiscfidh tú;
toirmiscfir†		 toirmiscfidh sé, sí toirmiscfimid;
toirmiscfidh muid		 toirmiscfidh sibh toirmiscfidh siad;
toirmiscfid†		 a thoirmiscfidh; a thoirmiscfeas /
a dtoirmiscfidh*; a dtoirmiscfeas*		 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 /
ar thoirmiscfeadh*		 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
verbal noun toirmeasc
past participle toirmiscthe

* 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”)

Adjective

toirmisc

  1. proscriptive

Noun

toirmisc m

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

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
toirmisc thoirmisc dtoirmisc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "toirmisc" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “toirmiscid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “do·airmesca” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “toirmisc” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “toirmisc” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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