tóirse

Irish

Etymology

From English torch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠoːɾˠʃə/

Noun

tóirse m (genitive singular tóirse, nominative plural tóirsí)

1. torch (stick with flame at one end)
2. flashlight (battery-powered hand-held light source)

Declension

Declension of tóirse

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tóirse tóirsí Vocative a thóirse a thóirsí Genitive tóirse tóirsí Dative tóirse tóirsí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tóirse na tóirsí Genitive an tóirse na dtóirsí Dative leis an tóirse don tóirse leis na tóirsí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tóirse	thóirse	dtóirse
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “tóirse”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tóirse”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tóirse”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 742
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tóirse”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN