toirmisc

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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
conjugation of toirmisc (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* 		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
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”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

toirmisc

  1. proscriptive

Noun

toirmisc m

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of toirmisc
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.

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