Irish

Noun

tosach m ‎(genitive singular tosaigh, nominative plural tosaigh)

1. beginning
   1. commencement, origin

      Tosach sláinte codladh.‎ ― Sleep is the first sign of recovery. —Proverb

   2. first, early, part
2. front
   1. front part
      1. front-end
      2. bow (of boat)
      3. face
      4. entrance; entry
   2. forward, leading, position
      1. (sports, Gaelic football, hurling) forward, striker
3. sole (of boot, etc.)

Declension

Synonyms

• tús
• éadan
• aghaidh
• (forward, striker): tosaí

Derived terms

• i dtosach ‎(“in the beginning, in the front”)
• ó thosach ‎(“from the beginning; at the beginning”)
• urthosach ‎(“very beginning; forefront, van”)

Mutation

References

• “tosach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “tosaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "tosach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• tossach

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *towissākos, from either Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- ‎(“lead”) or *weyd- ‎(“know, see”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtosax/

Noun

tosach n ‎(genitive tossaig, nominative plural tosge)

1. beginning

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Irish: tosach
• Manx: toshiaght
• Scottish Gaelic: toiseach

Mutation

References

• “tosach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.