toísech
Appearance
Old Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Primitive Irish ᚈᚑᚃᚔᚄᚐᚉᚔ (tovisaci, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *towissākos (“leader”) (compare Welsh tywysog (“prince”)), from either Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“lead”) or Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“know, see”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]toísech m (genitive toísig, nominative plural toísig)
- leader, chief
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 63b5
- Essu rubu thoisech hisuidiu
- [it was] Joshua who was the leader in this
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 63b5
- first-mentioned thing or person
Declension
[edit]Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | toísech | toísechL | toísigL |
Vocative | toísig | toísechL | toísechuH |
Accusative | toísechN | toísechL | toísechuH |
Genitive | toísigL | toísech | toísechN |
Dative | toísechL | toísechaib | toísechaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
[edit]Adjective
[edit]toísech (comparative toísigiu, superlative toísechem)
- first
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 128d17
- isind salm toisech
- in the first psalm
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 128d17
- most important
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 14c6
- .i. nochis honaib dib són .i. hires foirbthe 7 gnímai sainemlae .i. is hires as toisech hi-suidib
- that is of these two, i.e., perfect faith and excellent deeds, i.e. it is faith that is chief among them.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 14c6
- (in the comparative) sooner
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 112b12
- Is déniu ad·ciam húa ṡúlib risíu ro·cloammar in fogur húa chluasaib, ut est is toísigiu ad·ciam teilciud in béla resíu ro·cloammar a guth sidi.
- We see more quickly with the eyes before we hear the sound with the ears, ut est we see the throwing of the axe sooner before we hear the sound of this.
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 112b12
Declension
[edit]o/ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | toísech | toísech | toísech |
Vocative | toísig* toísech** | ||
Accusative | toísech | toísig | |
Genitive | toísig | toísige | toísig |
Dative | toísuch | toísig | toísuch |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | toísig | toísecha | |
Vocative | toísechu toísecha† | ||
Accusative | toísechu toísecha† | ||
Genitive | toísech | ||
Dative | toísechaib | ||
Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative |
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | nasalization |
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toísech | thoísech | toísech pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Categories:
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- Old Irish lemmas
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- Old Irish adjectives
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