tóirse

Irish

Etymology

From English torch.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠoːɾˠʃə/

Noun

tóirse m (genitive singular tóirse, nominative plural tóirsí)

torch (stick with flame at one end)
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

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