tocsain

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

tocsain f (genitive singular tocsaine, nominative plural tocsainí)

1. toxin

Declension

Declension of tocsain

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tocsain tocsainí Vocative a thocsain a thocsainí Genitive tocsaine tocsainí Dative tocsain tocsainí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tocsain na tocsainí Genitive na tocsaine na dtocsainí Dative leis an tocsain don tocsain leis na tocsainí

Derived terms

• antatocsain, fritocsain
• tocsaineach
• tocsaineacht
• tocsaineolaíocht

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tocsain	thocsain	dtocsain
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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