anns
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]anns
Anagrams
[edit]Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Extension of san with ann (“in it, there”), compare ann an from ann (“in it, there”) + an (“in”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Preposition
[edit]anns (+ dative)
- the form of (ann) an, am (“in”) used before definite article: in
- Tha iad a' fuireach anns a' bhaile. ― They live in the town.
- Thachair sin anns an naoitheamh linn deug. ― That happened in the nineteenth century.
- Tha iad anns na bàtaichean. ― They are in the boats.
Usage notes
[edit]- Used where in Gaelic the definite article follows.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 220
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 115
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[2], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 161