toiseach

English

Noun

toiseach (plural toiseachs)

  1. Alternative form of taoiseach

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

toiseach m (genitive singular toisigh, nominative plural toisigh)

  1. alternative form of tosach (“beginning, front, face”)

Declension

Declension of toiseach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative toiseach toisigh
vocative a thoisigh a thoiseacha
genitive toisigh toiseach
dative toiseach toisigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an toiseach na toisigh
genitive an toisigh na dtoiseach
dative leis an toiseach
don toiseach 		leis na toisigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of toiseach
radical lenition eclipsis
toiseach thoiseach dtoiseach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 46, page 13
  2. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 545.30, page 215; reprinted 1979

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

toiseach m (genitive singular toisich, plural toisichean)

  1. start, beginning
  2. (vehicle): front, (ship, boat): bow, prow
  3. vanguard

Derived terms

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