os cionn

See also: os-cionn

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɔsˠˈcuːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /oːsˠˈciən̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /əsˠˈcɨ̞n̪ˠ/

Preposition

os cionn (plus genitive or possessive determiner, triggers no mutation)

1. 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?

2. more than
3. beyond, exceeding
4. in charge of

Inflection

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

• bunoscionn (“upside down”)
• os cionn talún (“above ground, overground”)

Adverb

os cionn

1. above

Further reading

• 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

Preposition

os cionn (+ genitive or possessive determiner)

1. 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?

Derived terms

• os-cionn