tosaí

See also: tosai

Irish

Alternative forms

• tosaidhe (obsolete)

Etymology

Akin to tosach and tús.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠəˈsˠiː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔsˠiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʌsˠi/

Noun

tosaí m (genitive singular tosaí, nominative plural tosaithe)

1. pioneer
2. (sports, Gaelic football, hurling) forward, striker

   Synonym: tosach

3. (Cois Fharraige) Alternative form of tosú

Declension

Declension of tosaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative tosaí tosaithe Vocative a thosaí a thosaithe Genitive tosaí tosaithe Dative tosaí tosaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tosaí na tosaithe Genitive an tosaí na dtosaithe Dative leis an tosaí don tosaí leis na tosaithe

Derived terms

• lárthosaí
• tosaíocht

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
tosaí	thosaí	dtosaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tosaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “tosaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “tosaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024