tuige

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Dutch

Verb

tuige

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of tuigen

Anagrams

Irish

Adverb

tuige

  1. (Connacht) why (interrogative)
    Synonyms: (Ulster) cad chuige, (Munster) cad ina thaobh, (Connacht) cén fáth

References

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tuige”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Nashimoto, Kuninao (2020) “tuige”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス アイルランド語 [Nyūekusupuresu Purasu Airurando-go, New Express Irish] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, pages 17–19


Old Irish

Noun

tuige f

  1. Alternative form of tugae
  2. thatching, roofing material, straw

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative tuigeL tuigiL tuigi
Vocative tuigeL tuigiL tuigi
Accusative tuigiN tuigiL tuigi
Genitive tuige tuigeL tuigeN
Dative tuigiL tuigib tuigib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: tuighe, tuí

References