Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish ocainn, acainn, ocaind, from Old Irish ocunn.

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

againn (emphatic againne)

  1. first-person plural of ag: at us

References edit

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 94
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 298
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Irish ocainn, from Old Irish ocunn. Cognates include Irish againn and Manx ain.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈakɪɲ/
  • (Skye) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɪɲ/
  • (Argyll) IPA(key): /aɲ/
  • (Perthshire) IPA(key): /ˈaɣɪɲ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧gainn

Pronoun edit

againn

  1. first-person plural of aig: at us
    Tha bàta againn.We have a boat. (literally, “A boat is at us.”)

Inflection edit

Personal inflection of aig
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st agam agamsa
2nd agad agadsa
3rd m aige aigesan
3rd f aice aicese
Plural 1st againn againne
2nd agaibh agaibhse
3rd aca acasan

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