See also: Cuin

Old Irish

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, *kʷis. See also Latin quando, Proto-Germanic *hwan (when).[1]

Adverb

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cuin

  1. when
    Cuin do·rega? – "When will he come?"

Descendants

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  • Scottish Gaelic: cuin

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish cuin.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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cuin

  1. (interrogative) when (at what time)
    Cuin a bhios tu deiseil? - When will you be ready?
    Chan eil fhios agam cuin a dh'fhalbhas e. - I don't know when he will leave.

Usage notes

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Derived terms

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