Taoiseach

Irish (Donegal)

[ˈt̪ˠiːʃəx], [ˈt̪ˠiːʃax]

noun
Definitions
  • Head of the Irish government, comparable to a UK or Australian Prime Minister.
  • Title of the person holding that office.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish toísech (leader, first, former) inherited from Primitive Irish ᚈᚑᚃᚔᚄᚐᚉᚔ inherited from Proto-Celtic *towissākos (leader) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ- (lead, pledge, redeem a pledge, bind, guarantee, bail).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wedʰ-

Gloss

lead, pledge, redeem a pledge, bind, guarantee, bail

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

鉛

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