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Tuath | Tuatha | Tuathail

Tuath meaning

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

Using Tuath

  • The main meaning on this page is: A tribe or group of people in Ireland, having a loose voluntary system of governance entered into through contracts by all members.
  • In the example corpus, tuath often appears in combinations such as: the tuath, tuath and, tuath dé.

Context around Tuath

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

30pm 1× cruithen 1×

Often after:

assemblies 1× loch 1× country 1×

Sentence patterns with Tuath

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

5 30pm tuath and littlest 1× a tuath was an 1× by the tuath from within 1× irish cruithen tuath country of 1× main the tuath a dé 1× of the tuath and he 1× over the tuath assemblies 1× taobh a tuath loch aoineart 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a tuath was 1× commenting on the 1× midnight majic will 1× on tuesday july 1× parallel occurrences such 1× politically however the 1×

Common sentence endings:

at the lochside 1× for an hour 1× hereditary priestly function 1× in irish mythology 1× local petty king 1× of the goths 1×

Words around Tuath

Just before it in the word index:

tuataras 5 tuatara 28 tuatagaloa 3 tuason 2 tuaregs 6 tuareg 38

Just after it in the word index:

tuatha 15 tuathail 2 tuazon 5 tub 340 tuba 76 tubaba 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Tuath

  • In this selection, "tuath" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, 30pm, cruithen, assemblies, loch and country stand out and add context to how "tuath" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 5 30pm tuath and littlest and a tuath was an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tuath" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tuath

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Tuath Dé dwell in the Otherworld but interact with humans and the human world. (15 words)

Tuatha Dé Danann main The Tuath(a) Dé Danann are a race of supernaturally-gifted people in Irish mythology. (19 words)

A tuath was an autonomous group of people of independent political jurisdiction under a rí túaithe, that is, a local petty king. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

On Tuesday July 24, Dr Kevin Grant, Historic Environment Scotland, will explore the archaeology of the seaweed industry in Taobh a Tuath Loch Aoineart, both in a talk at Sgoil an Ìochdar (1.30pm) and by guided walk to sites at the lochside. (43 words)

Parallel occurrences — such as Old Icelandic Sui-þjòd "Sweden", Old English Angel-þēod "Anglia" and Old Irish Cruithen-tuath "country of the Picts" — indicate that it may mean "country of the Goths". (32 words)

Midnight Majic will return for another half hour after the politicians' comments, and then at 5.30pm Tuath and Littlest Chicken will take to the stage to perform for an hour. (31 words)

Example sentences (8)

Politically, however, the king had strictly limited functions: he was the military leader of the tuath, and he presided over the tuath assemblies.

Midnight Majic will return for another half hour after the politicians' comments, and then at 5.30pm Tuath and Littlest Chicken will take to the stage to perform for an hour.

On Tuesday July 24, Dr Kevin Grant, Historic Environment Scotland, will explore the archaeology of the seaweed industry in Taobh a Tuath Loch Aoineart, both in a talk at Sgoil an Ìochdar (1.30pm) and by guided walk to sites at the lochside.

A tuath was an autonomous group of people of independent political jurisdiction under a rí túaithe, that is, a local petty king.

Commenting on the "kings" of tuaths, Rothbard states: The king was elected by the tuath from within a royal kin-group (the derbfine), which carried the hereditary priestly function.

Parallel occurrences — such as Old Icelandic Sui-þjòd "Sweden", Old English Angel-þēod "Anglia" and Old Irish Cruithen-tuath "country of the Picts" — indicate that it may mean "country of the Goths".

The Tuath Dé dwell in the Otherworld but interact with humans and the human world.

Tuatha Dé Danann main The Tuath(a) Dé Danann are a race of supernaturally-gifted people in Irish mythology.

Common combinations with tuath

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tuath" in a sentence?
An example: "Politically, however, the king had strictly limited functions: he was the military leader of the tuath, and he presided over the tuath assemblies." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "tuath" from authentic English texts.
What does "tuath" mean?
Tuath means: A tribe or group of people in Ireland, having a loose voluntary system of governance entered into through contracts by all members.
How many example sentences with "tuath" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "tuath", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.