agus

See also: Agus, agús, and aĝus

Esperanto

Verb

agus

1. conditional of agi

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Ido

Verb

(deprecated template usage) agus

1. conditional of agar

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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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑɡəsˠ/, /ɡəsˠ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈaɡəsˠ/, /ɡəsˠ/

Conjunction

agus

1. and

   Synonym: ⁊

   arán agus im ― bread and butter

   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 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 (“addition, addendum”)
• agusóir (“halting, inarticulate, speaker”)

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “agus”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ocus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “agus”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “agus”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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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”)

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]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ocus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language