túisce

See also: t-uisce

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish túsca, a comparative of Old Irish toísech (“first, former”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠuːʃcɪ/

Adjective

túisce

1. sooner, rather
2. first

Declension

Declension of túisce

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	túisce	thúisce	túisce; thúisce²
Vocative	thúisce		túisce
Genitive		túisce	túisce	túisce
Dative	túisce; thúisce¹	thúisce	túisce; thúisce²
Comparative	níos túisce
Superlative	is túisce

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Adverb

túisce

1. sooner, rather
2. first

Derived terms

• an túisce is féidir

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
túisce	thúisce	dtúisce
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “túisce”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 765
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “túisce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “túisce”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “túisce”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024