togh

See also: togh-

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish togaid, from Old Irish do·goa, from Proto-Celtic *to-guseti, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-. Compare Scottish Gaelic tagh.

Pronunciation

(Cork) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠɔu̯/, /t̪ˠɔvʲ/ (as if spelled toibh)^[1]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠeː/, (older) /t̪ˠɤː/^[2]

Verb

togh (present analytic toghann, future analytic toghfaidh, verbal noun toghadh, past participle tofa)

Conjugation

conjugation of togh (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	toghaim	toghann tú; toghair^†	toghann sé, sí	toghaimid	toghann sibh	toghann siad; toghaid^†	a thoghann; a thoghas / a dtoghann*	toghtar
	past	thogh mé; thoghas	thogh tú; thoghais	thogh sé, sí	thoghamar; thogh muid	thogh sibh; thoghabhair	thogh siad; thoghadar	a thogh / ar thogh*	toghadh
	past habitual	thoghainn / dtoghainn‡‡	thoghtá / dtoghtá‡‡	thoghadh sé, sí / dtoghadh sé, sí‡‡	thoghaimis; thoghadh muid / dtoghaimis‡‡; dtoghadh muid‡‡	thoghadh sibh / dtoghadh sibh‡‡	thoghaidís; thoghadh siad / dtoghaidís‡‡; dtoghadh siad‡‡	a thoghadh / a dtoghadh*	thoghtaí / dtoghtaí‡‡
future		toghfaidh mé; toghfad	toghfaidh tú; toghfair^†	toghfaidh sé, sí	toghfaimid; toghfaidh muid	toghfaidh sibh	toghfaidh siad; toghfaid^†	a thoghfaidh; a thoghfas / a dtoghfaidh*	toghfar
conditional		thoghfainn / dtoghfainn‡‡	thoghfá / dtoghfá‡‡	thoghfadh sé, sí / dtoghfadh sé, sí‡‡	thoghfaimis; thoghfadh muid / dtoghfaimis‡‡; dtoghfadh muid‡‡	thoghfadh sibh / dtoghfadh sibh‡‡	thoghfaidís; thoghfadh siad / dtoghfaidís‡‡; dtoghfadh siad‡‡	a thoghfadh / a dtoghfadh*	thoghfaí / dtoghfaí‡‡
subjunctive	present	go dtogha mé; go dtoghad^†	go dtogha tú; go dtoghair^†	go dtogha sé, sí	go dtoghaimid; go dtogha muid	go dtogha sibh	go dtogha siad; go dtoghaid^†	—	go dtoghtar
subjunctive	past	dá dtoghainn	dá dtoghtá	dá dtoghadh sé, sí	dá dtoghaimis; dá dtoghadh muid	dá dtoghadh sibh	dá dtoghaidís; dá dtoghadh siad	—	dá dtoghtaí
imperative		toghaim	togh	toghadh sé, sí	toghaimis	toghaigí; toghaidh^†	toghaidís	—	toghtar
verbal noun		toghadh
past participle		tofa

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Alternative past participle: toighte (Ulster)

Related terms

togha m (“pick, choice”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *togh*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
togh	thogh	dtogh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 355, page 112; reprinted 1988
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31

Middle English

Noun

togh

Alternative form of tow

[1] Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 355, page 112; reprinted 1988

[2] Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 31

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