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agus.

and

4 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

conj/ˈɑɡəsˠ/stressed/ˈaɡəsˠ/stressed/ˈɔɡəsˠ/stressed/(ə)ɡəsˠ/unstressed
  1. and

    arán agus im
  2. while; although (introduces a small clause)

    Bhreathnaigh sí ar an teilifís agus é ina chodladh.
  3. as

    chomh geal agus sneachta
    a oiread agus ba mhian leis
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish ocus (“and”) (originally “proximity”), from Proto-Celtic *adgostus (“near”). Conflated with Old Irish os which is continued in the meaning ‘while’.

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