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)

(transitive, intransitive) prohibit, forbid; prevent, hinder

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	toirmiscim	toirmisceann tú; toirmiscir^†	toirmisceann sé, sí	toirmiscimid	toirmisceann sibh	toirmisceann siad; toirmiscid^†	a thoirmisceann; a thoirmisceas / a dtoirmisceann; a dtoirmisceas	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	thoirmiscteá	thoirmisceadh sé, sí	thoirmiscimis; thoirmisceadh muid	thoirmisceadh sibh	thoirmiscidís; thoirmisceadh siad	a thoirmisceadh / ar thoirmisceadh*	thoirmisctí
	future	toirmiscfidh mé; toirmiscfead	toirmiscfidh tú; toirmiscfir^†	toirmiscfidh sé, sí	toirmiscfimid; toirmiscfidh muid	toirmiscfidh sibh	toirmiscfidh siad; toirmiscfid^†	a thoirmiscfidh; a thoirmiscfeas / a dtoirmiscfidh; a dtoirmiscfeas	toirmiscfear
conditional		thoirmiscfinn	thoirmiscfeá	thoirmiscfeadh sé, sí	thoirmiscfimis; thoirmiscfeadh muid	thoirmiscfeadh sibh	thoirmiscfidís; thoirmiscfeadh siad	a thoirmiscfeadh / ar thoirmiscfeadh*	thoirmiscfí
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
subjunctive	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

Alternative forms

toirmeascaigh

Derived terms

toirmeascaí m (“prohibitor; hinderer, obstructor; mischief-maker”)

Etymology 2

Adjective

toirmisc

proscriptive

Noun

toirmisc m

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.