asainn
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈasˠən̠ʲ/
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑsˠənʲ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɑsˠən̠ʲ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈasˠən̠ʲ/, /ˈasˠt̪ˠən̠ʲ/ (as if spelled astainn)
Pronoun edit
asainn (emphatic asainne)
- first-person plural of as
- Ní fhaighidh tú freagra asainn. ― You won’t get an answer from us.
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “asainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume I, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 195
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 300
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 95
- Entries containing “asainn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “asainn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish [Term?]. Cognate with Irish asainn and Manx assdooin.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
asainn
- first-person plural of à: from us
Inflection edit
| Personal inflection of à | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Person | Simple | Emphatic | ||||||
| Singular | 1st | asam | asamsa | ||||||
| 2nd | asad | asadsa | |||||||
| 3rd m | às | às-san | |||||||
| 3rd f | aiste | aistese | |||||||
| Plural | 1st | asainn | asainne | ||||||
| 2nd | asaibh | asaibhse | |||||||
| 3rd | asta | astasan | |||||||
References edit
- Colin Mark (2003), “à”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 2