-aíonn
Irish
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- Analytic present tense ending of verbs
Usage notes
edit- This form is attached to second-conjugation verbs with stem ending in a broad consonant;
- Used with the second person singular and plural, and third person singular and plural, followed by the pronouns tú, sé, sí, sibh, and siad:
- ceannaigh + -aíonn → ceannaíonn (“buy/buys”)