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Irish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Verb
troisc (present analytic troisceann, future analytic troiscfidh, verbal noun troscadh, past participle troiscthe)
- to fast (abstain from food)
- to abstain (a food, tobacco etc.)
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
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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troiscim
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troisceann tú; troiscir†
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troisceann sé, sí
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troiscimid
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troisceann sibh
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troisceann siad; troiscid†
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a throisceann; a throisceas / a dtroisceann*
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troisctear
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past
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throisc mé; throisceas
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throisc tú; throiscis
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throisc sé, sí
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throisceamar; throisc muid
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throisc sibh; throisceabhair
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throisc siad; throisceadar
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a throisc / ar throisc*
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troisceadh
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past habitual
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throiscinn / dtroiscinn‡‡
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throiscteá / dtroiscteᇇ
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throisceadh sé, sí / dtroisceadh sé, s퇇
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throiscimis; throisceadh muid / dtroiscimis‡‡; dtroisceadh muid‡‡
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throisceadh sibh / dtroisceadh sibh‡‡
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throiscidís; throisceadh siad / dtroiscidís‡‡; dtroisceadh siad‡‡
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a throisceadh / a dtroisceadh*
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throisctí / dtroisct퇇
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future
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troiscfidh mé; troiscfead
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troiscfidh tú; troiscfir†
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troiscfidh sé, sí
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troiscfimid; troiscfidh muid
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troiscfidh sibh
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troiscfidh siad; troiscfid†
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a throiscfidh; a throiscfeas / a dtroiscfidh*
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troiscfear
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conditional
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throiscfinn / dtroiscfinn‡‡
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throiscfeá / dtroiscfeᇇ
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throiscfeadh sé, sí / dtroiscfeadh sé, s퇇
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throiscfimis; throiscfeadh muid / dtroiscfimis‡‡; dtroiscfeadh muid‡‡
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throiscfeadh sibh / dtroiscfeadh sibh‡‡
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throiscfidís; throiscfeadh siad / dtroiscfidís‡‡; dtroiscfeadh siad‡‡
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a throiscfeadh / a dtroiscfeadh*
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throiscfí / dtroiscf퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go dtroisce mé; go dtroiscead†
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go dtroisce tú; go dtroiscir†
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go dtroisce sé, sí
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go dtroiscimid; go dtroisce muid
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go dtroisce sibh
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go dtroisce siad; go dtroiscid†
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—
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go dtroisctear
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past
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dá dtroiscinn
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dá dtroiscteá
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dá dtroisceadh sé, sí
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dá dtroiscimis; dá dtroisceadh muid
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dá dtroisceadh sibh
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dá dtroiscidís; dá dtroisceadh siad
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—
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dá dtroisctí
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imperative
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troiscim
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troisc
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troisceadh sé, sí
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troiscimis
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troiscigí; troiscidh†
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troiscidís
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—
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troisctear
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verbal noun
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troscadh
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past participle
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troiscthe
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* 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
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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troisc
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throisc
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dtroisc
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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