faoi choinne
Irish
Alternative forms
Preposition
faoi choinne (plus genitive or possessive determiner, triggers no mutation)
- for (appointed for, intended for)
- 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 196:
- Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.
- A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.
- Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.
- Synonyms: do choinne, i gcoinne
Inflection
Inflection of faoi choinne
| Person | Normal | Emphatic |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | faoi mo choinne | faoi mo choinnese |
| 2d person sing. | faoi do choinne | faoi do choinnese |
| 3d sing. masc. | faoina choinne | faoina choinnesean |
| 3d sing. fem. | faoina coinne | faoina coinnese |
| 1st person pl. | faoinár gcoinne | faoinár gcoinnene |
| 2d person pl. | faoi bhur gcoinne | faoi bhur gcoinnese |
| 3d person pl. | faoina gcoinne | faoina gcoinnesan |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faoi choinne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “faoi choinne”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “faoi choinne”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024