tosaigh

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔsˠɪɟ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔsˠə/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔsˠiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠʌsˠi/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish tosaigid (begins, verb), from tosach (beginning).

Alternative forms

  • tosnaigh

Verb

tosaigh (present analytic tosaíonn, future analytic tosóidh, verbal noun tosú, past participle tosaithe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) begin, commence
  2. (transitive, intransitive) start, initiate
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

tosaigh m

  1. inflection of tosach:
    1. vocative and genitive singular
    2. nominative and dative plural

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tosaigh thosaigh dtosaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • tosaigid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “tosnuiġim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "tosaigh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.