againn

Irish

Alternative forms

• ’ainn

Etymology

From Middle Irish ocainn, acainn, ocaind, from Old Irish ocunn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɡən̠ʲ/
• IPA^(key): /əˈɡɪnʲ/, /əˈɣɪnʲ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈaɡən̠ʲ/, /æ(ː)n̠ʲ/ (corresponding to the form ’ainn)

Pronoun

againn (emphatic againne)

1. first-person plural of ag: at us

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “againn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 298
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 94

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish ocainn, acainn, ocaind, from Old Irish ocunn.

Pronoun

againn

1. at us

   Tha bàta againn. ― We have a boat. (literally A boat is at us.)

Derived terms

• againne

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language