agus

See also: Agus, agús, and aĝus

Esperanto

Verb

agus

1. conditional of agi

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Ido

Verb

agus

1. conditional of agar

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Irish

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

   arán agus im ― bread and butter

   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 1:

     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
• is

Synonyms

• ⁊
• is

References

• "agus" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “ocus” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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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”)

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

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)
• “ocus” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.