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tosaigh

tosaigh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • tosnaigh

Verb

tosaigh (present analytic tosaíonn, future analytic tosóidh, verbal noun tosú, past participle tosaithe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) begin, commence
  2. (transitive, intransitive) start, initiate
Conjugation
Related terms

Etymology 2

Noun

tosaigh m

  1. genitive singular of tosach
  2. nominative and dative plural of tosach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tosaigh thosaigh dtosaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • tosaigid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “tosnuiġim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "tosaigh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.