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Is tuath a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tuath is a Scrabble US word. The word tuath is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is tuath a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tuath is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

T1U1A1T1H4

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5-letter words (1 found)

TUATH,

4-letter words (5 found)

HAUT,TATH,TATU,TAUT,THAT,

3-letter words (7 found)

ATT,HAT,HUT,TAT,TAU,TUT,UTA,

2-letter words (6 found)

AH,AT,HA,TA,UH,UT,

You can make 19 words from tuath according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of tuath

tuath utath tauth atuth uatth autth tutah uttah ttuah ttuah uttah tutah tatuh attuh ttauh ttauh attuh tatuh uatth autth utath tuath atuth tauth tuaht utaht tauht atuht uatht autht tuhat uthat thuat htuat uhtat hutat tahut athut thaut htaut ahtut hatut uahtt auhtt uhatt huatt ahutt hautt tutha uttha ttuha ttuha uttha tutha tuhta uthta thuta htuta uhtta hutta tthua tthua thtua httua thtua httua uthta tuhta uhtta hutta thuta htuta tathu atthu ttahu ttahu atthu tathu tahtu athtu thatu htatu ahttu hattu tthau tthau thtau httau thtau httau athtu tahtu ahttu hattu thatu htatu uatht autht utaht tuaht atuht tauht uahtt auhtt uhatt huatt ahutt hautt uthat tuhat uhtat hutat thuat htuat athut tahut ahtut hatut thaut htaut

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Definitions and meaning of tuath

tuath

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Irish túath. Doublet of Deutsch and Dutch.

Noun

tuath (plural tuaths or tuatha)

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

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish túath, from Proto-Celtic *toutā, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ˠuə/
  • Homophone: tua

Noun

tuath f (genitive singular tuaithe, nominative plural tuatha)

  1. (historical) people, tribe
    1. country, territory
    2. petty kingdom; territorial unit (of ancient Ireland)
  2. laity
  3. rural districts, country (rural area), countryside

Declension

Derived terms

  • fabhcún tuaithe (“gyrfalcon”)
  • tuathánach (“countryman, rustic, peasant”)

Mutation

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tuath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 túath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ʰuə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish túath, from Proto-Celtic *toutā, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂.

Noun

tuath f (genitive singular tuatha, plural tuathan)

  1. country people, folk
  2. countryside
  3. laity
  4. peasantry
  5. tenantry
Related terms
  • tuathanach (“farmer, agriculturalist, peasant; tenant; yeoman”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish túaid, túaith.

Noun

tuath f

  1. north
    Antonym: deas
Derived terms
See also

(compass points)


Adjective

tuath

  1. northern, north

Mutation

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “tuath”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 túath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “túaid, thúaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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