Probably related to agus (“and”), originally "proximity."[1] Also compare Welsh agos (“near, close”).
agús m (genitive singular agúis, nominative plural agúis)
- addition, qualification
- clause, reservation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “agús”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page agús
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “agús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “agús”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “agús”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024