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Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
toigh
- Alternative form of tigh
- (East Ulster) house
- Eóin Ó Cianáin agus a thoigh. ― John Keenan and his house.
Usage notes
- Originally the dative form, toigh came to replace the nominative in the East Ulster dialect but is no longer used since it is now extinct.
Preposition
toigh
- Alternative form of tigh
References
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish toich. Perhaps cognate with dòigh from Old Irish doich.
Noun
toigh
- Alternative form of toil
Derived terms