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tosaigh

to begin

VerbA1/ˈt̪ˠɞsˠɪɟ/

"tosaigh" means "to begin" in Irish (verb). Pronounced /ˈt̪ˠɞsˠɪɟ/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → thosaigh, Urú → dtosaigh.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "tosaigh" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formtosaigh
Séimhiúthosaigh
Urúdtosaigh

"tosaigh" in context

Tosaigh, damnú!

Start, dammit!

A1

Tosaigh ag an tús.

Start at the beginning.

A1

ACHT CHUN FORÁIL DO DHÉANAMH CHUN GO mBEIDH AN tAM I SAORSTÁT ÉIREANN CHUN TOSAIGH AR AM IARTHAIR NA hEUROIPE AR FEADH TRÉIMHSE ÁIRITHE DEN BHLIAIN.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE TIME IN SAORSTÁT EIREANN BEING IN ADVANCE OF WEST EUROPEAN TIME DURING A CERTAIN PERIOD OF THE YEAR.

B2

1. —(1) Beidh an t-am i Saorstát Éireann uair chun tosaigh ar am Iarthair na hEuróipe chun crícheanna generálta ar feadh tréimhse an ama shamhraidh.

1.— (1) The time for general purposes in Saorstát Eireann shall, during the period of summer time, be one hour in advance of West-European time.

B2

ACHT CHUN FORÁIL DO DHÉANAMH CHUN GO mBEIDH AN tAM I SAORSTÁT ÉIREANN CHUN TOSAIGH AR AM IARTHAIR NA hEURÓIPE AR FEADH TRÉIMHSE ÁIRITHE DEN BHLIAIN 1924.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE TIME IN SAORSTÁT EIREANN BEING IN ADVANCE OF WEST-EUROPEAN TIME DURING A CERTAIN PERIOD OF THE YEAR 1924.

B2

Further reading

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