tosaí

See also: tosai

Irish

Alternative forms

tosaidhe (obsolete)

Etymology

Akin to tosach and tús.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠəˈsˠiː/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔsˠiː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʌsˠi/

Noun

tosaí m (genitive singular tosaí, nominative plural tosaithe)

pioneer
(sports, Gaelic football, hurling) forward, striker
(Cois Fharraige) Alternative form of tosú

Declension

Declension of tosaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tosaí	tosaithe
Vocative	a thosaí	a thosaithe
Genitive	tosaí	tosaithe
Dative	tosaí	tosaithe

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an tosaí	na tosaithe
Genitive	an tosaí	na dtosaithe
Dative	leis an tosaí don tosaí	leis na tosaithe

Synonyms

(sports): tosach

Derived terms

tosaíocht
lárthosaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tosaí	thosaí	dtosaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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