tús

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "tus"

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tús.

Pronunciation

Noun

tús m (genitive singular túis, nominative plural túis)

  1. beginning
  2. commencement, start, origin
    Tús maith leath na hoibre. (proverb)
    Well begun is half done.
  3. first, early, part
  4. forward, leading, position; precedence
  5. pick, choice
  6. opening
  7. introduction
  8. forward position

Declension

Declension of tús (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative tús túis
vocative a thúis a thúsa
genitive túis tús
dative tús túis
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an tús na túis
genitive an túis na dtús
dative leis an tús
don tús 		leis na túis

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of tús
radical lenition eclipsis
tús thús dtús

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

Further reading

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *towissus, from either Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“lead”) or *weyd- (“know, see”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tús m or f

  1. beginning
  2. forefront

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative tús túsL túsae
Vocative tús túsL túsu
Accusative túsN túsL túsu
Genitive túsoH, túsaH túso, túsa túsaeN
Dative túsL túsaib túsaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: tús
  • Scottish Gaelic: tùs

Mutation

Mutation of tús
radical lenition nasalization
tús thús tús
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/

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

Further reading

Wikious
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