tuath
See also: Tuath and túath
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Irish túath. Doublet of Deutsch and Dutch.
Noun
tuath (plural tuaths or tuatha)
- (historical) A tribe or group of people in Ireland, having a loose voluntary system of governance entered into through contracts by all members.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 331:
- There was nothing fixed or enduring about many tuatha, and reflecting the itinerant character of much of Irish society, the Church developed the peculiar phenomenon of roving ecclesiastic families [...].
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 331:
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish túath, from Proto-Celtic *toutā, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪ˠuə/
- Homophone: tua
Noun
tuath f (genitive singular tuaithe, nominative plural tuatha)
- (historical) people, tribe
- country, territory
- petty kingdom; territorial unit (of ancient Ireland)
- laity
- rural districts, country (rural area), countryside
- Tá mo mháthair faoin tuath.
- My mother is in the country(side).
Declension
Declension of tuath
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- fabhcún tuaithe (“gyrfalcon”)
- tuathánach (“countryman, rustic, peasant”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tuath | thuath | dtuath |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tuath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 túath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪ʰuə/[1]
Etymology 1
From Old Irish túath, from Proto-Celtic *toutā, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂.
Noun
tuath f (genitive singular tuatha, plural tuathan)
- country people, folk
- countryside
- laity
- peasantry
- tenantry
Related terms
- tuathanach (“farmer, agriculturalist, peasant; tenant; yeoman”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish túaid, túaith.
Noun
tuath f
- north
- Antonym: deas
Derived terms
- An Cuan a Tuath
- a tuath
- ear-thuath (“the northeast”)
- tuathach (“north highlander”)
- tuath-ghaoth (“north wind”)
- tuath magnaiteach
See also
(compass points)
iar-thuath | tuath | ear-thuath |
iar | ![]() | ear |
iar-dheas | deas | ear-dheas |
Adjective
tuath
- northern, north
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
tuath | thuath |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Am Faclair Beag: "tuath".
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “tuath”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 túath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “túaid, thúaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language