tosaí

See also: tosai

Irish

Alternative forms
  • tosaidhe (obsolete)

Etymology

Akin to tosach and tús.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /t̪ˠəˈsˠiː/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔsˠiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠʌsˠi/

Noun

tosaí m (genitive singular tosaí, nominative plural tosaithe)

  1. pioneer
  2. (sports, Gaelic football, hurling) forward, striker
    Synonym: tosach
  3. (Cois Fharraige) Alternative form of tosú

Declension
Declension of tosaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tosaí tosaithe
Vocative a thosaí a thosaithe
Genitive tosaí tosaithe
Dative tosaí tosaithe

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tosaí na tosaithe
Genitive an tosaí na dtosaithe
Dative leis an tosaí

don tosaí

 leis na tosaithe

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tosaí thosaí dtosaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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