agús

See also: agus, Agus, aguş, ağuş, and aĝus

Irish

Etymology

Probably related to agus (“and”), originally "proximity."[1] Also compare Welsh agos (“near, close”).

Noun

agús m (genitive singular agúis, nominative plural agúis)

  1. addition, qualification
  2. clause, reservation

Declension
Declension of agús

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative agús agúis
Vocative a agúis a agúsa
Genitive agúis agús
Dative agús agúis

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-agús na hagúis
Genitive an agúis na n-agús
Dative leis an agús

don agús

 leis na hagúis

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
agús n-agús hagús t-agús
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “agús”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN, page agús

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “agús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “agús” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “agús” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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