cé acu
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From cé + acu, third-person plural inflected form of ag (“at; of”).
Pronunciation edit
Determiner edit
- which
- Cé acu ceann is fearr? ― Which one is better?
Usage notes edit
When used with plural pronouns, the inflected form may appear twice. For example:
- Ní cinnte mise cé acu acu atá ann. ― I'm not sure which of them is there.
"Which of us" may be expressed as either cé againn, cé acu againn, or cé acu duine againn and similarly with agaibh.
- Cé acu duine agaibh is sine? ― Which of you is the older?
In certain questions, cé acu can replace the interrogative form of the copula an:
- Cé acu bád nó long í sin? ― Is that a boat or a ship?
References edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 87