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
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 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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