toigh

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Irish

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Noun

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toigh

  1. Alternative form of tigh
  2. (East Ulster) house
    Eóin Ó Cianáin agus a thoigh.John Keenan and his house.

Usage notes

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  • 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

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toigh

  1. Alternative form of tigh

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish toich. Perhaps cognate with dòigh from Old Irish doich.

Noun

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toigh

  1. Alternative form of toil

Derived terms

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