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tuatha

tuatha is the plural of tuath.

Meaning of tuath

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.
    • 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 [...].2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 331

Phrases with tuatha

Questions about tuatha

What is tuatha the plural of?
Tuatha is the plural of tuath.

Words near tuatha in the dictionary

  1. tuatara
  2. tuataras
  3. tuatera
  4. tuateras
  5. tuath
  6. tuatha
  7. Tuatha Dé Danann
  8. tuaths
  9. tuatua
  10. tuatuas
  11. Tuazon

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