# taosc
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* taosg (obsolete)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /t̪ˠeːsˠk/
* (Connacht, Ulster) IPA: /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 bádI bailed (out) the boat.
* to drain (cause liquid to flow out of; dry out a wet place)
    Thaoscamar an talamhWe 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

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | 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 |
| indicative | past | thaosc mé; thaoscas | thaosc tú; thaoscais | thaosc sé, sí | thaoscamar; thaosc muid | thaosc sibh; thaoscabhair | thaosc siad; thaoscadar | a thaosc / ar thaosc* | taoscadh |
| indicative | 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 | 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 | 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 | imperative | taoscaim | taosc | taoscadh sé, sí | taoscaimis | taoscaigí; taoscaidh$^†$ | taoscaidís | — | taosctar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | taoscadh | taoscadh | taoscadh | taoscadh | taoscadh | taoscadh | taoscadh | taoscadh |
| past participle | past participle | taosctha | taosctha | taosctha | taosctha | taosctha | taosctha | taosctha | 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

Second declension

### 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, Stirling, →ISBN, page 359
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 100, page 55

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “taoscaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 718
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “taosc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN