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tosach.

beginning, commencement

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/t̪ˠəˈsˠɑx/Munster/ˈt̪ˠosˠəx/Connacht/ˈt̪ˠɞsˠəx/Connacht/ˈt̪ˠesˠəx/Connacht

  1. beginning, commencement

    masculine
    Tosach sláinte codladh.

  2. front, front end

    masculine

  3. bow (of a boat)

    masculine

  4. face (of a building etc.)

    masculine

  5. the lead (in a race etc.)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish tosach (“beginning”), from Proto-Celtic *towissākos, from either Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (“lead”) or *weyd- (“know, see”). Akin to taoiseach. Compare Scottish Gaelic toiseach/tòisich.

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