agús
See also: Appendix:Variations of "agus"
Irish
Etymology
Probably related to agus (“and”), originally "proximity."[1] Also compare Welsh agos (“near, close”).
Noun
agús m (genitive singular agúis, nominative plural agúis)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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| agús | n-agús | hagús | t-agús |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “agús”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page agús
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “agús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “agús”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “agús”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025