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agus

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See also: Agus, agús, aguş, ağuş, and aĝus

Esperanto

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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agus

  1. conditional of agi

Ido

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Verb

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agus

  1. conditional of agar

Ilocano

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡus/ [ˈʔɐ.ɡus]
  • Rhymes: -aɡus
  • Hyphenation: a‧gus

Noun

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águs (Kur-itan spelling ᜀᜄᜓᜐ᜔)

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

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish ocus (and) (originally proximity),[1] from Proto-Celtic *adgostus (near).

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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agus

  1. and
    Synonym:
    arán agus imbread and butter
    • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect], volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 1:
      hug šē klox wōr, agəs xȧ šē leš ə wińōg ī.
      [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 sneachtaas white as snow
    a oiread agus ba mhian leisas much as he wanted
    fad agus atá tú annfor as long as you’re there
    ionann agusthe same as

Derived terms

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

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ocus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 38, page 21

Further reading

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Maguindanao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA(key): /ˈʔaɡus/ [ˈʔa.ɡuʂ]
  • Rhymes: -aɡus
  • Syllabification: a‧gus

Noun

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agus

  1. current

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish ocus (and) (originally proximity),[1] from Proto-Celtic *adgostus (near). Doublet of faisg.

Pronunciation

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

Conjunction

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agus

  1. as well as
    aran agus ìmbread as well as 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?

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ocus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “agus”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC