anns

English

Noun

anns

1. plural of ann

Anagrams

• NaNs, nans

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Extension of san with ann (“in it, there”), compare ann an from ann (“in it, there”) + an (“in”).

Preposition

anns (+ dative)

1. the form of (ann) an, am (“in”) used before definite article: in

   Tha iad a' fuireach anns a' bhaile. ― They live in the town.

   Thachair sin anns an naoitheamh linn deug. ― That happened in the nineteenth century.

   Tha iad anns na bàtaichean. ― They are in the boats.

Usage notes

• Used where in Gaelic the definite article follows.

Related terms

• an
• ann am
• ann an
• sa
• san
• sna

 

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “anns”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC