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neamhdheoin

Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

neamh- (“non-”) +‎ deoin (“will, consent”); compare synonymous ainneoin with a different negative prefix. Quiggin considers it a reinterpretation of in ainneoin.

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

neamhdheoin (plus genitive, triggers)

  1. in spite of, despite

References edit

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 17

Further reading edit

  • “neamh-dheóin”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
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