troisc

Irish

Alternative forms

  • troisg (obsolete)

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠɾˠɔsˠk/ (corresponding to the form trosc)

Verb

troisc (present analytic troisceann, future analytic troiscfidh, verbal noun troscadh, past participle troiscthe)

  1. to fast (abstain from food)
  2. to abstain [with ar ‘from’] (a food, tobacco etc.)
Usage notes

The finite forms of this verb are very rarely used. Instead, the collocations i do throscadh (literally to be in one's fasting) and déan troscadh (literally to do a fast) are used.

Conjugation
Conjugation of troisc (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present troiscim troisceann tú;
troiscir
troisceann sé, sí troiscimid; troisceann muid troisceann sibh troisceann siad;
troiscid
a throisceann; a throisceas troisctear
past throisc mé; throisceas throisc tú; throiscis throisc sé, sí throisceamar; throisc muid throisc sibh; throisceabhair throisc siad; throisceadar a throisc troisceadh
past habitual throiscinn /
troiscinn
throiscteá /
troiscteá
throisceadh sé, sí /
troisceadh sé, sí
throiscimis; throisceadh muid /
troiscimis; troisceadh muid
throisceadh sibh /
troisceadh sibh
throiscidís; throisceadh siad /
troiscidís; troisceadh siad
a throisceadh throisctí /
troisctí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future troiscfidh mé;
troiscfead
troiscfidh tú;
troiscfir
troiscfidh sé, sí troiscfimid;
troiscfidh muid
troiscfidh sibh troiscfidh siad;
troiscfid
a throiscfidh; a throiscfeas troiscfear
conditional throiscfinn /
troiscfinn
throiscfeá /
troiscfeá
throiscfeadh sé, sí /
troiscfeadh sé, sí
throiscfimis; throiscfeadh muid /
troiscfimis; troiscfeadh muid
throiscfeadh sibh /
troiscfeadh sibh
throiscfidís; throiscfeadh siad /
troiscfidís; troiscfeadh siad
a throiscfeadh throiscfí /
troiscfí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go dtroisce mé;
go dtroiscead
go dtroisce tú;
go dtroiscir
go dtroisce sé, sí go dtroiscimid;
go dtroisce muid
go dtroisce sibh go dtroisce siad;
go dtroiscid
go dtroisctear
past dtroiscinn dtroiscteá dtroisceadh sé, sí dtroiscimis;
dtroisceadh muid
dtroisceadh sibh dtroiscidís;
dtroisceadh siad
dtroisctí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
troiscim troisc troisceadh sé, sí troiscimis troiscigí;
troiscidh
troiscidís troisctear
past participle troiscthe
verbal noun troscadh

archaic or dialect form
dependent form

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

troisc

  1. inflection of trosc:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Mutated forms of troisc
radical lenition eclipsis
troisc throisc dtroisc

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.