toirmeascaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From toirmisc (“prohibit; prevent, hinder”, verb) +‎ -aí (agent noun suffix).

Noun

toirmeascaí m (genitive singular toirmeascaí, nominative plural toirmeascaithe)

1. prohibitor
2. hinderer, obstructor, stonewaller
3. mischief-maker

   Synonyms: áibhirseoir, clampróir, diabhal

Declension

Declension of toirmeascaí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative toirmeascaí toirmeascaithe vocative a thoirmeascaí a thoirmeascaithe genitive toirmeascaí toirmeascaithe dative toirmeascaí toirmeascaithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an toirmeascaí na toirmeascaithe genitive an toirmeascaí na dtoirmeascaithe dative leis an toirmeascaí don toirmeascaí leis na toirmeascaithe

Synonyms

• toirmeascóir m, toirmeascthóir m

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

toirmeascaí

1. inflection of toirmeascach (“prohibitive; preventive, obstructive; mischievous; accidental”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of toirmeascaí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
toirmeascaí	thoirmeascaí	dtoirmeascaí

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “toirmeascaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “mischief-maker”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “toirmeascaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm