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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish tosach (“beginning”), from Proto-Celtic *towissākos, from either Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“lead”) or *weyd- (“know, see”). Akin to taoiseach. Compare Scottish Gaelic toiseach/tòisich.
Pronunciation
Noun
tosach m (genitive singular tosaigh, nominative plural tosaigh)
- beginning, commencement
- Synonym: tús
Tosach sláinte codladh. (proverb)- Sleep is the first sign of recovery.
- front, front end
- (nautical) bow (of a boat)
- face (of a building etc.)
- Synonyms: éadan, aghaidh
- the lead (in a race etc.)
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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tosach
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thosach
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dtosach
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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
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tosach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 72, page 38
Further reading
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *towissākos, from either Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“lead”) or *weyd- (“know, see”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tosach n (genitive tosaig, nominative plural tosge)
- beginning
Inflection
Neuter o-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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Nominative
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tosachN
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tosachN
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tosachL, tosge
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Vocative
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tosachN
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tosachN
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tosachL, tosge
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Accusative
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tosachN
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tosachN
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tosachL, tosge
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Genitive
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tosaigL
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tosach
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tosachN
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Dative
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tosuchL
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toschib
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toschib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation
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Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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tosach
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thosach
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tosach pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
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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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Further reading