toirmeascaí
Irish
Etymology 1
From toirmisc (“prohibit; prevent, hinder”, verb) + -aí (agent noun suffix).
Noun
toirmeascaí m (genitive singular toirmeascaí, nominative plural toirmeascaithe)
- mischief-maker
- Synonyms: áibhirseoir, clampróir, diabhal
Declension
Declension of toirmeascaí
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
toirmeascaí
- inflection of toirmeascach (“prohibitive; preventive, obstructive; mischievous; accidental”):
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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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
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “toirmeascaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm