Irish word

thosaigh

to begin (past of tosaigh)

verbmasculine/ˈhɞsˠɪɟ/

thosaigh means “to begin (past of tosaigh)” in Irish and is used as a verb. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɞsˠɪɟ/.

Mutation forms

Thosaigh mé ag déanamh imní den turas.

I began to worry about the trip.

Thosaigh an ríomhaire.

The computer started.

Tháinig Tomás den bhus agus thosaigh sé ag siúl abhaile.

Tom got off the bus and started walking home.

Is cuma cé a thosaigh an argóint nó cén fáth.

It doesn't matter who started the argument or why.

B'iad na Normannaigh a thosaigh an nós féasóg a bhearradh agus gruaig a ghearradh.

It was the Normans who started the habit of shaving beards and cutting hair.

Time

tosaigh

to begin

críochnaigh

finish

níos

lean

to follow

fan

to wait

deir

says

mair

live

cinnte

certain, sure

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