# toirchigh
## Irish
### Etymology

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### Verb

toirchigh (present analytic toirchíonn, future analytic toircheoidh, verbal noun toirchiú, past participle toirchithe)
* (transitive) make pregnant, fecundate
* (transitive, biology) fertilize, impregnate

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | toirchím | toirchíonn tú; toirchír$^†$ | toirchíonn sé, sí | toirchímid; toirchíonn muid | toirchíonn sibh | toirchíonn siad; toirchíd$^†$ | a thoirchíonn; a thoirchíos / a dtoirchíonn* | toirchítear |
| indicative | past | thoirchigh mé; thoirchíos | thoirchigh tú; thoirchís | thoirchigh sé, sí | thoirchíomar; thoirchigh muid | thoirchigh sibh; thoirchíobhair | thoirchigh siad; thoirchíodar | a thoirchigh / ar thoirchigh* | toirchíodh |
| indicative | past habitual | thoirchínn / dtoirchínn‡‡ | thoirchíteá / dtoirchíteá‡‡ | thoirchíodh sé, sí / dtoirchíodh sé, sí‡‡ | thoirchímis; thoirchíodh muid / dtoirchímis‡‡; dtoirchíodh muid‡‡ | thoirchíodh sibh / dtoirchíodh sibh‡‡ | thoirchídís; thoirchíodh siad / dtoirchídís‡‡; dtoirchíodh siad‡‡ | a thoirchíodh / a dtoirchíodh* | thoirchítí / dtoirchítí‡‡ |
| future | future | toircheoidh mé; toircheod; toircheochaidh mé$^†$ | toircheoidh tú; toircheoir$^†$; toircheochaidh tú$^†$ | toircheoidh sé, sí; toircheochaidh sé, sí$^†$ | toircheoimid; toircheoidh muid; toircheochaimid$^†$; toircheochaidh muid$^†$ | toircheoidh sibh; toircheochaidh sibh$^†$ | toircheoidh siad; toircheoid$^†$; toircheochaidh siad$^†$ | a thoircheoidh; a thoircheos; a thoircheochaidh$^†$; a thoircheochas$^†$ / a dtoircheoidh*; a dtoircheochaidh*$^†$ | toircheofar; toircheochar$^†$ |
| conditional | conditional | thoircheoinn; thoircheochainn$^†$ / dtoircheoinn‡‡; dtoircheochainn$^†$‡‡ | thoircheofá; thoircheochthá$^†$ / dtoircheofá‡‡; dtoircheochthá$^†$‡‡ | thoircheodh sé, sí; thoircheochadh sé, sí$^†$ / dtoircheodh sé, sí‡‡; dtoircheochadh sé, sí$^†$‡‡ | thoircheoimis; thoircheodh muid; thoircheochaimis$^†$; thoircheochadh muid$^†$ / dtoircheoimis‡‡; dtoircheodh muid‡‡; dtoircheochaimis$^†$‡‡; dtoircheochadh muid$^†$‡‡ | thoircheodh sibh; thoircheochadh sibh$^†$ / dtoircheodh sibh‡‡; dtoircheochadh sibh$^†$‡‡ | thoircheoidís; thoircheodh siad; thoircheochadh siad$^†$ / dtoircheoidís‡‡; dtoircheodh siad‡‡; dtoircheochadh siad$^†$‡‡ | a thoircheodh; a thoircheochadh$^†$ / a dtoircheodh*; a dtoircheochadh*$^†$ | thoircheofaí; thoircheochthaí$^†$ / dtoircheofaí‡‡; dtoircheochthaí$^†$‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go dtoirchí mé; go dtoirchíod$^†$ | go dtoirchí tú; go dtoirchír$^†$ | go dtoirchí sé, sí | go dtoirchímid; go dtoirchí muid | go dtoirchí sibh | go dtoirchí siad; go dtoirchíd$^†$ | — | go dtoirchítear |
| subjunctive | past | dá dtoirchínn | dá dtoirchíteá | dá dtoirchíodh sé, sí | dá dtoirchímis; dá dtoirchíodh muid | dá dtoirchíodh sibh | dá dtoirchídís; dá dtoirchíodh siad | — | dá dtoirchítí |
| imperative | imperative | toirchím | toirchigh | toirchíodh sé, sí | toirchímis | toirchígí; toirchídh$^†$ | toirchídís | — | toirchítear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | toirchiú | toirchiú | toirchiú | toirchiú | toirchiú | toirchiú | toirchiú | toirchiú |
| past participle | past participle | toirchithe | toirchithe | toirchithe | toirchithe | toirchithe | toirchithe | toirchithe | toirchithe |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

#### Derived terms

* cros-toirchigh

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “toirchigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “toirchigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “toirchigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024