# 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: /t̪ˠɔu̯/, /t̪ˠɔvʲ/ (as if spelled toibh)
* (Ulster) IPA: /t̪ˠeː/, (older) /t̪ˠɤː/

### Verb

togh (present analytic toghann, future analytic toghfaidh, verbal noun toghadh, past participle tofa)
* choose, select
* elect
* sort, gather

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | 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 |
| indicative | past | thogh mé; thoghas | thogh tú; thoghais | thogh sé, sí | thoghamar; thogh muid | thogh sibh; thoghabhair | thogh siad; thoghadar | a thogh / ar thogh* | toghadh |
| indicative | 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 | 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 | 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 | imperative | toghaim | togh | toghadh sé, sí | toghaimis | toghaigí; toghaidh$^†$ | toghaidís | — | toghtar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | toghadh | toghadh | toghadh | toghadh | toghadh | toghadh | toghadh | toghadh |
| past participle | past participle | tofa | tofa | tofa | tofa | tofa | tofa | tofa | 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

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

### Further reading

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

## Middle English
### Noun

togh
* Alternative form of tow