taosc

Irish

Alternative forms

taosg (obsolete)^[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish táescaid (“to pour out”),^[2] denominal from tóesc (“a jet, spurt”), which MacBain connects with Old Irish do·essim (“to pour”), from Proto-Celtic *semeti.^[3] Cognate with Scottish Gaelic taosg.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠeːsˠk/^[4]
(Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠiːsˠk/

Verb

taosc (present analytic taoscann, future analytic taoscfaidh, verbal noun taoscadh, past participle taosctha)

to bail (out) (remove water by scooping)
Thaosc mé an bád
I bailed (out) the boat.
to drain (cause liquid to flow out of; dry out a wet place)
Thaoscamar an talamh
We drained the land.
to pour (out)
Synonym: doirt
to draw off
Ar thaosc tú an t-uisce?
Did you draw off the water?
to empty (something of a liquid)
Taoscfaidh siad an bairille.
They will empty the barrel.
to pump (out) (use a pump to move liquid)
Thaosc an dochtúir a bolg.
The doctor pumped her stomach.
to shovel (e.g. clay from the furrows into potato beds), earth up
Táimid ag taoscadh na prátaí.
We are earthing up the potatoes.

Conjugation

conjugation of taosc (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	taoscaim	taoscann tú; taoscair^†	taoscann sé, sí	taoscaimid	taoscann sibh	taoscann siad; taoscaid^†	a thaoscann; a thaoscas / a dtaoscann*	taosctar
	past	thaosc mé; thaoscas	thaosc tú; thaoscais	thaosc sé, sí	thaoscamar; thaosc muid	thaosc sibh; thaoscabhair	thaosc siad; thaoscadar	a thaosc / ar thaosc*	taoscadh
	past habitual	thaoscainn / dtaoscainn‡‡	thaosctá / dtaosctá‡‡	thaoscadh sé, sí / dtaoscadh sé, sí‡‡	thaoscaimis; thaoscadh muid / dtaoscaimis‡‡; dtaoscadh muid‡‡	thaoscadh sibh / dtaoscadh sibh‡‡	thaoscaidís; thaoscadh siad / dtaoscaidís‡‡; dtaoscadh siad‡‡	a thaoscadh / a dtaoscadh*	thaosctaí / dtaosctaí‡‡
future		taoscfaidh mé; taoscfad	taoscfaidh tú; taoscfair^†	taoscfaidh sé, sí	taoscfaimid; taoscfaidh muid	taoscfaidh sibh	taoscfaidh siad; taoscfaid^†	a thaoscfaidh; a thaoscfas / a dtaoscfaidh*	taoscfar
conditional		thaoscfainn / dtaoscfainn‡‡	thaoscfá / dtaoscfá‡‡	thaoscfadh sé, sí / dtaoscfadh sé, sí‡‡	thaoscfaimis; thaoscfadh muid / dtaoscfaimis‡‡; dtaoscfadh muid‡‡	thaoscfadh sibh / dtaoscfadh sibh‡‡	thaoscfaidís; thaoscfadh siad / dtaoscfaidís‡‡; dtaoscfadh siad‡‡	a thaoscfadh / a dtaoscfadh*	thaoscfaí / dtaoscfaí‡‡
subjunctive	present	go dtaosca mé; go dtaoscad^†	go dtaosca tú; go dtaoscair^†	go dtaosca sé, sí	go dtaoscaimid; go dtaosca muid	go dtaosca sibh	go dtaosca siad; go dtaoscaid^†	—	go dtaosctar
subjunctive	past	dá dtaoscainn	dá dtaosctá	dá dtaoscadh sé, sí	dá dtaoscaimis; dá dtaoscadh muid	dá dtaoscadh sibh	dá dtaoscaidís; dá dtaoscadh siad	—	dá dtaosctaí
imperative		taoscaim	taosc	taoscadh sé, sí	taoscaimis	taoscaigí; taoscaidh^†	taoscaidís	—	taosctar
verbal noun		taoscadh
past participle		taosctha

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

Noun

taosc f (genitive singular taoisce, nominative plural taosca)

Alternative form of taoisc (“a gush”)

Declension

Declension of taosc (second declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	taosc	taosca
vocative	a thaosc	a thaosca
genitive	taoisce	taosc
dative	taosc	taosca

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an taosc	na taosca
genitive	na taoisce	na dtaosc
dative	leis an taosc don taosc	leis na taosca

Mutation

Mutated forms of *taosc*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
taosc	thaosc	dtaosc

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

References

^ “taosc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “taescaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “taosg”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page 359
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 100, page 55