in ann

Irish

Alternative forms

• i n-an’ (obsolete)
• i n-ann (obsolete)

Etymology

Apparently a reduced form of in inmhe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈn̪ˠanˠ/, /əˈn̪ˠɑːnˠ/

Adjective

in ann (predicative only)

1. (Connacht) able; (together with a form of the verb bí (“to be”)) can

   Níl aon duine eile in ann maith a dhéanamh dhom.

   There is no one else able to do good for me.

   Tá mé in ann gloine a ithe.

   I can eat glass.

References

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• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN