túis
Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Irish túis, from Latin thūs, from Ancient Greek θύος (thúos).
Noun
edittúis f (genitive singular túise)
Declension
editDeclension of túis
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- bata túise (“joss-stick”)
- cléireach túise (“incense-bearer”)
- cón túise (“incense cone”)
- túisbhád (“incense-boat”)
- túiseán (“censer, thurible”)
- túiseoir (“censer-bearer, acolyte”)
- túisigh (“incense”, transitive verb)
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
edittúis
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
túis | thúis | dtúis |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “túis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “túis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “túis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024