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tosaigh.

to begin, commence

7 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈt̪ˠɞsˠɪɟ/Munster/ˈt̪ˠosˠə/Galway/ˈt̪ˠɞsˠə/Galway/ˈt̪ˠɔsˠi(ː)/Ulster
  1. to begin, commence

    ambitransitive
  2. to start, initiate

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From tosach (“beginning”) + -igh. Finite forms are not attested until Early Modern Irish, though the verbal noun is attested as early as Old Irish tossogod.

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