tosach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish tosach (“beginning”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *towissākos, from either Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“lead”) or *weyd- (“know, see”). Akin to taoiseach. Compare Scottish Gaelic toiseach/tòisich.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠəˈsˠɑx/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔsˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠʌsˠa(h)/
Noun[edit]
tosach m (genitive singular tosaigh, nominative plural tosaigh)
- beginning, commencement
- Synonym: tús
- Tosach sláinte codladh. (proverb)
- Sleep is the first sign of recovery.
- front, front end
- (nautical) bow (of a boat)
- face (of a building etc.)
- the lead (in a race etc.)
Declension[edit]
Declension of tosach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- chun tosaigh (“(facing) forward(s)”)
- i dtosach (“in the beginning, in the front”)
- ó thosach (“from the beginning; at the beginning”)
- tosaí (“forward, striker (in football)”)
- urthosach (“very beginning; forefront, van”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tosach | thosach | dtosach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tosach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 72, page 38
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tosaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 747<
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tosach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *towissākos, from either Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“lead”) or *weyd- (“know, see”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tosach n (genitive tosaig, nominative plural tosge)
Inflection[edit]
Neuter o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | tosachN | tosachN | tosachL, tosge |
Vocative | tosachN | tosachN | tosachL, tosge |
Accusative | tosachN | tosachN | tosachL, tosge |
Genitive | tosaigL | tosach | tosachN |
Dative | tosuchL | toschib | toschib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
tosach | thosach | tosach pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tosach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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