túis

See also: tuis, Tuis, TUIs, and tùis

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ˠuːʃ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish túis, from Latin thūs, from Ancient Greek θύος (thúos).

Noun

túis f (genitive singular túise)

1. incense

Declension

Declension of túis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative túis vocative a thúis genitive túise dative túis forms with the definite article singular nominative an túis genitive na túise dative leis an túis don túis

Derived terms

• bata túise (“joss-stick”)
• cléireach túise (“incense-bearer”)
• cón túise (“incense cone”)
• túisbhád (“incense-boat”)
• túiseán (“censer, thurible”)
• túiseoir (“censer-bearer, acolyte”)
• túisigh (“incense”, transitive verb)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

túis

1. inflection of tús:
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Mutated forms of túis

radical	lenition	eclipsis
túis	thúis	dtúis

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “túis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “túis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “túis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025