tosaigh
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Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɞsˠɪɟ/[1]
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔsˠə/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔsˠiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠʌsˠi/
Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Irish tosaigid (“begins”, verb), from tosach (“beginning”).[2]
Alternative forms
[edit]Verb
[edit]tosaigh (present analytic tosaíonn, future analytic tosóidh, verbal noun tosú, past participle tosaithe) (transitive, intransitive)
Conjugation
[edit]conjugation of tosaigh (second conjugation)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]tosaigh m
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
tosaigh | thosaigh | dtosaigh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 180, page 91
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tosaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tosnuiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 747
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tosaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN