Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tuath

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: tuath
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tribe or group of people in Ireland, having a loose voluntary system of governance entered into through contracts by all members.

Example Sentences

"There was nothing fixed or enduring about many tuatha, and reflecting the itinerant character of much of Irish society, the Church developed the peculiar phenomenon of roving ecclesiastic families [...]."

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Irish túath.

Inflected Forms

tuaths (plural) tuatha (plural)

Questions

What does tuath mean?: A tribe or group of people in Ireland, having a loose voluntary system of governance entered into through contracts by all members.
Where does tuath come from?: Borrowed from Old Irish túath.

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