agus

See also: Agus, agús, and aĝus

Esperanto

Pronunciation

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Verb

agus

1. conditional of agi

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Ido

Verb

agus

1. conditional of agar

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Ilocano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧gus
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɡus/, [ˈʔaɡos]

Noun

águs

1. current (of water in the sea)
2. flow (of water in a river or stream)

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Irish

Alternative forms

• is, a's

Etymology

From Old Irish ocus (“and”) (originally ‘proximity’), from Proto-Celtic *onkus-tus, from *onkus (“near”)

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈɑɡəsˠ/, /ɡəsˠ/
• (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaɡəsˠ/, /ɡəsˠ/

Conjunction

agus

1. and

   Synonym: ⁊

   arán agus im ― bread and butter

   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart‎^[1], Marburg: N. G. Elwert'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung:

     hug šē klox wōr, agəs xȧ šē leš ə wińōg ī.

     conventional orthography: Thug sé cloch mhór agus chaith sé leis an bhfuinneog í.

     He took a big stone and he threw it at the window.

2. while; although (introduces a small clause)

   Bhreathnaigh sí ar an teilifís agus é ina chodladh.

   She watched television while he slept. (or) She watched television although he was asleep.

3. as

   chomh geal agus sneachta ― as white as snow

   a oiread agus ba mhian leis ― as much as he wanted

   fad agus atá tú ann ― for as long as you’re there

   ionann agus ― the same as

Derived terms

• aguisín (“addition, addendum”)
• agusóir (“halting, inarticulate speaker”)

 

Further reading

• "agus" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ocus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “agus” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “agus” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 21

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Maguindanao

Noun

agus

1. current

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• (and): is

Etymology

From Old Irish ocus (“and”) (originally “proximity”), from Proto-Celtic *onkus-tus, from *onkus (“near”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈakəs/, (colloquial) /ˈaɣəs/

Conjunction

agus

1. and

   aran agus ìm ― bread and butter

2. as

   Tha e cheart cho math agus a bha e. ― It is just as good as it was.

3. while; although (introduces a small clause)

   Nach truagh leat mi, agus mi am prìosan?

   Do you not pity me, although I am in prison?

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “agus”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ocus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language