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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
toirmeascaí	thoirmeascaí	dtoirmeascaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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
• Entries containing “toirmeascaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.