toigh
Irish edit
Noun edit
toigh
- Alternative form of tigh
- (East Ulster) house
- Eóin Ó Cianáin agus a thoigh. ― John Keenan and his house.
Usage notes edit
- Originally the dative form, toigh came to replace the nominative in the East Ulster dialect but is no longer used since it is now extinct.
Preposition edit
toigh
- Alternative form of tigh
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish toich. Perhaps cognate with dòigh from Old Irish doich.
Noun edit
toigh
- Alternative form of toil
Derived terms edit
- is toil leam (“I like”)