tosaigh

== Irish == === Etymology 1 === From tosach (“beginning”) +‎ -igh. Finite forms are not attested until Early Modern Irish, though the verbal noun is attested as early as Old Irish tossogod. ==== Alternative forms ==== toisigh, tosnaigh, túsaigh tosnuigh, tosuigh, túsuigh (superseded) ==== Pronunciation ==== (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɞsˠɪɟ/ (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠosˠə/, /ˈt̪ˠɞsˠə/ (Mayo) see: toisigh (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔsˠi(ː)/ and see: toisigh ==== Verb ==== tosaigh (present analytic tosaíonn, future analytic tosóidh, verbal noun tosú, past participle tosaithe) (ambitransitive) to begin, commence to start, initiate ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== tosach tús ==== Further reading ==== Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “tosnuiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 747 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tosaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɞsˠɪɟ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠosˠə/, /ˈt̪ˠɞsˠə/, /ˈt̪ˠesˠə/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔsˠi(ː)/ ==== Noun ==== tosaigh m inflection of tosach: vocative/genitive singular nominative/dative plural === Mutation === === References ===