tugae

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *togyā. Cognate with Welsh to, Breton to, and Celtiberian togias (gen. sg.)

Noun

tugae f

  1. verbal noun of tuigithir: covering, cover
  2. thatching

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative tugaeL tugaiL tugai
Vocative tugaeL tugaiL tugai
Accusative tugaiN tugaiL tugai
Genitive tugae tugaeL tugaeN
Dative tugaiL tugaib tugaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: tuga
    • Irish: tuí (“thatch”)
    • Scottish Gaelic: tugha (“thatch”)
    • Manx: thoo, too

See also

References

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