troisc

Irish

Alternative forms

  • troisg (obsolete)

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 [+ 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

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

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
troisc throisc dtroisc
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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