túisce
See also: t-uisce
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish túsca, a comparative of Old Irish toísech (“first, former”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠuːʃcɪ/
Adjective
túisce
- sooner, rather
- first
Declension
Declension of túisce
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | túisce | thúisce | túisce; thúisce² | |
| Vocative | thúisce | túisce | ||
| Genitive | túisce | túisce | túisce | |
| Dative | túisce; thúisce¹ | thúisce | túisce; thúisce² | |
| Comparative | níos túisce | |||
| Superlative | is túisce | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Adverb
túisce
- sooner, rather
- first
Derived terms
- an túisce is féidir
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| túisce | thúisce | dtúisce |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “túisce”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 765
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “túisce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “túisce” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “túisce” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.