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i ngéibheann

Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Prepositional phrase edit

i ngéibheann

  1. in prison, imprisoned, incarcerated
    Cuireadh i ngéibheann í.
    She was incarcerated.
    (literally, “She was put in prison.”)
  2. in distress
    Bhí an long i ngéibheann.
    The ship was in distress.

References edit

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 305, page 108
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