chonaic
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish ad·condairc, perfect of ad·cí, from the Proto-Celtic stem *derk-, from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to see”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈxɔnˠɪc/
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈxn̪ˠɪc/ (corresponding to the spelling chnuic)
- (Connemara) IPA(key): /ˈxanʲɪc/ (as if spelled chainic)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): (corresponding to the spelling thainic) /ˈhɛnʲɪc/, (corresponding to the spelling thanaic) /ˈhanˠɪc/, (corresponding to the spelling thannaic) /ˈhan̪ˠɪc/[1]
Verb edit
chonaic
- analytic past indicative independent of feic (“see”)
- Chonaic mé an mhuc mhór.
- I saw the big pig.
Related terms edit
- faca (dependent)
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 88