in ann

Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

i n-an', i n-ann (obsolete)

Etymology edit

Apparently a reduced form of in inmhe. The homophony with i ndán (“in store, fated”) in some accents has led some authors to believe the two are the same form, e.g. Sjoestedt-Jonval who gives táim i ndán as the orthography of [t̪ˠɑːi̯mʲ ə n̪ˠɑ̃ːn̪ˠ] “I can”.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

(Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈn̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
(Aran) IPA^(key): /əˈnɑːn/, /əˈn̪ˠɑːn/^[2]
Homophone: i ndán (some accents)

Adjective edit

in ann (predicative only)

(Kerry, Connacht) able; (together with a form of the verb bí (“to be”)) can
Níl aon duine eile in ann maith a dhéanamh dhom.
There is no one else able to do good for me.

Tá mé in ann gloine a ithe.
I can eat glass.

References edit

^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 16
^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 99