tuata

== Irish == === Alternative forms === tuathta (obsolete) === Etymology === From Old Irish túatae. By surface analysis, tuath +‎ -ta. === Adjective === tuata (not comparable) lay (nonclergy; nonprofessional) secular (not specifically religious) temporal (of or relating to the material world) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bráthair tuata (“lay brother”) tútach === Noun === tuata m (genitive singular tuata, nominative plural tuataí) layperson (one who is not a cleric; one who is not intimately familiar with a given subject) (in the plural) laity rustic Synonym: tuathánach ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== mac an tsaoir ábhar an tuata (“a craftsperson’s child may become a layperson in that craft”) (proverb) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “tuata”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 763 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tuata”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN