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

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠeː/, (older) /t̪ˠɤː/

Verb

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

1. choose, select
2. elect
3. sort, gather

Conjugation

conjugation of togh (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	toghaim	toghann tú; toghair†	toghann sé, sí	toghaimid	toghann sibh	toghann siad; toghaid†	a thoghann; a thoghas / a dtoghann*; a dtoghas*	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 / dtoghtᇇ	thoghadh sé, sí / dtoghadh sé, s퇇	thoghaimis; thoghadh muid / dtoghaimis‡‡; dtoghadh muid‡‡	thoghadh sibh / dtoghadh sibh‡‡	thoghaidís; thoghadh siad / dtoghaidís‡‡; dtoghadh siad‡‡	a thoghadh / a dtoghadh*	thoghtaí / dtoghta퇇
future		toghfaidh mé; toghfad	toghfaidh tú; toghfair†	toghfaidh sé, sí	toghfaimid; toghfaidh muid	toghfaidh sibh	toghfaidh siad; toghfaid†	a thoghfaidh; a thoghfas / a dtoghfaidh*; a dtoghfas*	toghfar
conditional		thoghfainn / dtoghfainn‡‡	thoghfá / dtoghfᇇ	thoghfadh sé, sí / dtoghfadh sé, s퇇	thoghfaimis; thoghfadh muid / dtoghfaimis‡‡; dtoghfadh muid‡‡	thoghfadh sibh / dtoghfadh sibh‡‡	thoghfaidís; thoghfadh siad / dtoghfaidís‡‡; dtoghfadh siad‡‡	a thoghfadh / a dtoghfadh*	thoghfaí / dtoghfa퇇
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
	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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
togh	thogh	dtogh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “togh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Middle English

Noun

togh

1. Alternative form of tow