troisc
Irish
Alternative forms
- troisg (obsolete)
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
troisc (present analytic troisceann, future analytic troiscfidh, verbal noun troscadh, past participle troiscthe)
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
| 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 / troiscteᇠ|
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 / troiscfeᇠ|
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 | dá dtroiscinn | dá dtroiscteá | dá dtroisceadh sé, sí | dá dtroiscimis; dá dtroisceadh muid |
dá dtroisceadh sibh | dá dtroiscidís; dá dtroisceadh siad |
— | dá 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
- “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
| 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.