cuin

See also: Cuin

Old Irish

Adverb

cuin

1. when

   Cuin do·rega? – "When will he come?"

Descendants

• Scottish Gaelic: cuin

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• cuine

Etymology

From Old Irish cuin.

Adverb

cuin

1. (interrogative) when (at what time)

   Cuin a bhios tu deiseil? - When will you be ready?

   Chan eil fhios agam cuin a dh'fhalbhas e. - I don't know when he will leave.

Usage notes

• If followed by the future tense, the relative future tense is used.

Derived terms

• ge be cuin