chunnaic

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• chonnaic
• chunna (North Argyll, Skye, Perthshire)

Etymology

From Old Irish ad·condairc, perfect of ad·cí, from the Proto-Celtic stem *derk-, from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to see”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxun̪ˠɪc/

Verb

chunnaic

1. past indicative independent of faic

   Chunnaic sinn taigh. ― We saw a house.

   Chunnaic i tobhta. ― She saw a ruin.

Usage notes

• The dependent form is faca.