tosach

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

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠəˈsˠɑx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔsˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠʌsˠa(h)/

Noun

tosach m (genitive singular tosaigh, nominative plural tosaigh)

  1. beginning
    1. commencement, origin
      Tosach sláinte codladh. ― Sleep is the first sign of recovery.
      —Proverb
    2. first, early, part
  2. front
    1. front part
      1. front-end
      2. bow (of boat)
      3. face
      4. entrance; entry
    2. forward, leading, position
      1. (sports, Gaelic football, hurling) forward, striker
  3. sole (of boot, etc.)

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tosach thosach dtosach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “tosach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “tosaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "tosach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • tossach

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtosax/

Noun

tosach n (genitive tossaig, nominative plural tosge)

  1. beginning

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
tosach thosach tosach
pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “tosach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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