chun

See also: chūn, chún, chǔn, chun1, chun2, and chun3

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IrishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• chum (obsolete)
• chuin (Munster)

EtymologyEdit

From Old Irish dochum.

PronunciationEdit

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /xɪnʲ/ (reflecting the spelling chuin)
• IPA^(key): /xʊnˠ/

PrepositionEdit

chun (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

1. to, toward

   ceathrú chun a trí ― a quarter to three

2. in order to

   chun rud a dhéanamh ― in order to do a thing

   Synonyms: d'fhonn, le

Usage notesEdit

The personal forms of chuig are used for this preposition as well.

SynonymsEdit

• chuig

ReferencesEdit

• “dochum” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• "chun" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• M. L. Sjoestedt-Jonval, 1938, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, p. 100.

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MandarinEdit

RomanizationEdit

chun

1. Nonstandard spelling of chūn.
2. Nonstandard spelling of chún.
3. Nonstandard spelling of chǔn.

Usage notesEdit

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Scottish GaelicEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• chon
• chum
• thun

PrepositionEdit

chun

1. to, towards
   • An tèid sibh chun na dùthcha sin? - Will you go to that country?
2. as far as

Usage notesEdit

• Used before the definite article, otherwise gu is used.
• The expression following chun is in the genitive case.