tús

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tus"

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish tús.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ˠuːsˠ/

Noun

tús m (genitive singular túis, nominative plural túis)

1. beginning
2. commencement, start, origin

   Tús maith leath na hoibre. (proverb)

   Well begun is half done.

3. first, early, part
4. forward, leading, position; precedence
5. pick, choice
6. opening
7. introduction
8. forward position

Declension

Declension of tús

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative tús túis Vocative a thúis a thúsa Genitive túis tús Dative tús túis

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tús na túis Genitive an túis na dtús Dative leis an tús don tús leis na túis

Derived terms

• ar dtús
• ó thús (“from the beginning; in the beginning”)
• ó thús go deireadh (“from beginning to end”)
• túsacht f (“beginning, commencement, start”)
• túsaigh (“begin, start”, verb)
• túschan (“intone”, verb)
• túsiontráil f (“first entry”)
• túslitir f (“initial letter”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tús	thús	dtús
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tús”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “tús”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 767

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• tuus

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *towissus, from either Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“lead”) or *weyd- (“know, see”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuːs]

Noun

tús m or f

1. beginning
2. forefront

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	tús	túsL	túsae
Vocative	tús	túsL	túsu
Accusative	túsN	túsL	túsu
Genitive	túsoH, túsaH	túso, túsa	túsaeN
Dative	túsL	túsaib	túsaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: tús
• Scottish Gaelic: tùs

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
tús	thús	tús pronounced with /d(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “tús”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language