tòisich

See also: toisich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From toiseach (“beginning”) +‎ -ich. Finite forms are not attested until the modern era, though the verbal noun is attested as early as Old Irish tossogod.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰɔːʃɪç/

Verb

tòisich (past thòisich, future tòisichidh, verbal noun tòiseachadh or tòisicheadh, past participle tòisichte)

1. begin, originate, commence, inaugurate, lead off

Usage notes

• Followed by air, ri, or a' + verbal noun:

  Thòisich e air brudhinn. / Thòisich e ri bruidhinn. / Thòisich e a' bruidhinn. ― He began to speak.

  Thòisich e air an obair aige. ― He began his work.

  Thòsich e air an geata a dhùnadh. ― He began closing the gate.

  Tha am facal "call" a' tòiseachadh ri C. ― The word "call" begins with a C.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tòisich (regular)

indicative	independent		dependent
	personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
past	thòisich	thòisicheadh	thòisich	thòisicheadh
future	tòisichidh	tòisichear tòisichtear	tòisich	tòisichear tòisichtear
relative future	thòisicheas	thòisichear	—	—
conditional	independent		dependent
	personal	impersonal	personal	impersonal
first person singular	thòisichinn	thòisichteadh thòisichist1 thòisichiste1	tòisichinn	tòisichteadh tòisichist1 tòisichiste1
first person plural	thòisicheamaid thòisicheadh sinn		tòisicheamaid tòisicheadh sinn
second/third person	thòisicheadh		tòisicheadh
imperative	independent
	singular	plural	impersonal
first person	tòisicheam	tòisicheamaid	tòisichear tòisichtear
second person	tòisich	tòisichibh
third person	tòisicheadh
past participle	tòisichte
verbal noun	tòiseachadh

1. Lewis dialect form

Related terms

• toiseach

Mutation

Mutation of tòisich

radical	lenition
tòisich	thòisich

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