agús

See also: agus, Agus, aguş, ağuş, and aĝus

Irish

Etymology

Probably related to agus (“and”), originally "proximity."[1] Also compare Welsh agos (“near, close”).

Noun

agús m (genitive singular agúis, nominative plural agúis)

  1. addition, qualification
  2. clause, reservation

Declension
Declension of agús

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative agús agúis
Vocative a agúis a agúsa
Genitive agúis agús
Dative agús agúis

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-agús na hagúis
Genitive an agúis na n-agús
Dative leis an agús

don agús

 leis na hagúis

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
agús n-agús hagús t-agús
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “agús”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page agús

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “agús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “agús” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “agús” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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