agús
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Probably related to agus (“and”), originally "proximity."[1] Also compare Welsh agos (“near, close”).
Noun edit
agús m (genitive singular agúis, nominative plural agúis)
Declension edit
Declension of agús
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with 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 edit
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “agús”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page agús
Further reading edit
- 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.