tosaí

See also: tosai

Irish

Alternative forms

  • tosaidhe (obsolete)

Etymology

The senses referring to human beings are from tosaigh +‎ -aí (agent noun suffix), the verbal noun from tosaigh +‎ -aí (verbal noun suffix). Akin to tosach and tús.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠəˈsˠiː/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔsˠiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠʌsˠi/

Noun

tosaí m (genitive singular tosaí, nominative plural tosaithe)

  1. pioneer
  2. (sports, Gaelic football, hurling) forward, striker
    Synonym: tosach
  3. (Cois Fharraige) alternative form of tosú

Declension

Declension of tosaí (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative tosaí tosaithe
vocative a thosaí a thosaithe
genitive tosaí tosaithe
dative tosaí tosaithe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tosaí na tosaithe
genitive an tosaí na dtosaithe
dative leis an tosaí
don tosaí 		leis na tosaithe

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of tosaí
radical lenition eclipsis
tosaí thosaí dtosaí

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

References

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