tosaigh

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish tosaigid (begins, verb), from tosach (beginning).[1]

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɞsˠɪɟ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠosˠə/, /ˈt̪ˠɞsˠə/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠoʃiː/[2] (corresponding to the form toisigh)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔsˠi(ː)/[3]; /ˈt̪ˠɔʃi(ː)/ (corresponding to the form toisigh)

Verb

tosaigh (present analytic tosaíonn, future analytic tosóidh, verbal noun tosú, past participle tosaithe) (ambitransitive)

  1. to begin, commence
  2. to start, initiate
Conjugation

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɞsˠɪɟ/[4]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠosˠə/[5], /ˈt̪ˠɞsˠə/, /ˈt̪ˠesˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔsˠi(ː)/

Noun

tosaigh m

  1. inflection of tosach:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Mutated forms of tosaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
tosaigh thosaigh dtosaigh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “tosaigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 62, page 16
  3. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 545.30, page 215; reprinted 1979
  4. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 180, page 91
  5. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975), The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, page 80, line 144