tús
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪ˠuːsˠ/
Noun
tús m (genitive singular túis, nominative plural túis)
- beginning
- commencement, start, origin
- Tús maith leath na hoibre. (proverb)
- Well begun is half done.
- first, early, part
- forward, leading, position; precedence
- pick, choice
- opening
- introduction
- forward position
Declension
Declension of tús
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- ar dtús
- ó thús (“from the beginning; in the beginning”)
- ó thús go deireadh (“from beginning to end”)
- túsacht f (“beginning, commencement, start”)
- túsaigh (“begin, start”, verb)
- túschan (“intone”, verb)
- túsiontráil f (“first entry”)
- túslitir f (“initial letter”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tús | thús | dtús |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tús”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “tús”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 767
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *towissus, from either Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“lead”) or *weyd- (“know, see”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tuːs]
Inflection
As masculine o-stem
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | tús | túsL | túisL |
| Vocative | túis | túsL | túsuH |
| Accusative | túsN | túsL | túsuH |
| Genitive | túisL | tús | túsN |
| Dative | túsL | túsaib | túsaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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As feminine ā-stem
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | túsL | túisL | túsaH |
| Vocative | túsL | túisL | túsaH |
| Accusative | túisN | túisL | túsaH |
| Genitive | túiseH | túsL | túsN |
| Dative | túisL | túsaib | túsaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| tús | thús | tús pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tús”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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