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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)
- addition, qualification
- clause, reservation
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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agús
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n-agús
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hagús
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t-agús
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “agús”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, 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, 2013-2024