tús

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish tús.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tús m (genitive singular túis, nominative plural túis)

  1. beginning
  2. commencement, start, origin
    Tús maith leath na hoibre. (proverb)
    Well begun is half done.
  3. first, early, part
  4. forward, leading, position; precedence
  5. pick, choice
  6. opening
  7. introduction
  8. forward position

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tús thús dtús
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *towissus, from either Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (lead) or *weyd- (know, see).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tús m or f

  1. beginning
  2. forefront

Inflection

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Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative tús túsL túsae
Vocative tús túsL túsu
Accusative túsN túsL túsu
Genitive túsoH, túsaH túso, túsa túsaeN
Dative túsL túsaib túsaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: tús
  • Scottish Gaelic: tùs

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
tús thús tús
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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