os cionn
See also: os-cionn
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
os cionn (plus genitive or possessive determiner, triggers no mutation)
- above
- Faoi dheireadh, bhí spéir gorm os ár gcionn.
- At last a blue sky was above us.
- Cad a chuirfidh tú os cionn na leapa?
- What will you put above the bed?
- more than
- beyond, exceeding
- in charge of
Inflection edit
Inflection of os cionn
| Person | Normal | Emphatic |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | os mo chionn | os mo chionnsa |
| 2d person sing. | os do chionn | os do chionnsa |
| 3d sing. masc. | os a chionn | os a chionnsan |
| 3d sing. fem. | os a cionn | os a cionnsa |
| 1st person pl. | os ár gcionn | os ár gcionn-na |
| 2d person pl. | os bhur gcionn | os bhur gcionnsa |
| 3d person pl. | os a gcionn | os a gcionnsan |
Derived terms edit
- bunoscionn (“upside down”)
- os cionn talún (“above ground, overground”)
Adverb edit
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “os cionn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “os cionn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “os cionn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 52
Scottish Gaelic edit
Preposition edit
os cionn (+ genitive or possessive determiner)
- above
- Antonym: fo
- mu dheireadh thall, bha adhar gorm os ar cionn ― at long last a blue sky was above us
- dè a chuireas tu os cionn na leapa? ― what will you put above the bed?