tosnaigh

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔsˠən̪ˠɪɟ/

Verb

tosnaigh (present analytic tosnaíonn, future analytic tosnóidh, verbal noun tosnú, past participle tosnaithe)

  1. alternative form of tosaigh (begin, start)
    • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 197:
      Aon tráthnóna amháin bhíodar suidhte i dteannta a chéiligh, agus do thosnaigh Máire Bhán ar a bheith ag cuir ceisteann air []
      One night they were sitting together and Máire Bhán started asking him questions. []

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of tosnaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
tosnaigh thosnaigh dtosnaigh

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

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