agus
Esperanto
Verb
agus
- conditional of agi
Ido
Verb
(deprecated template usage) agus
- conditional of agar
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish ocus (“and”) (originally ‘proximity’), from Proto-Celtic *onkus-tus, from *onkus (“near”)
Pronunciation
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Conjunction
agus
- 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.
- conventional orthography: Thug sé cloch mhór agus chaith sé leis an bhfuinneog í.
- hug šē klox wōr, agəs xȧ šē leš ə wińōg ī.
- 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.
- 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
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
Maguindanao
Noun
agus
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- (and): is
Etymology
From Old Irish ocus (“and”) (originally ‘proximity’), from Proto-Celtic *onkus-tus, from *onkus (“near”)
Conjunction
agus
- and
- aran agus ìm ― bread and butter
- as
- Tha e cheart cho math agus a bha e. ― It is just as good as it was.
- 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
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- Esperanto verb forms
- Ido non-lemma forms
- Ido verb forms
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- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish conjunctions
- Irish terms with usage examples
- Maguindanao lemmas
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- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
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- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic conjunctions
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