níonn

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nʲiːn̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

Inflected form of nigh

Alternative forms

• nigheann (superseded)

Verb

níonn

1. present analytic of nigh

Etymology 2

Variant of ní⁴ (“does, makes”) with -nn added in analogy to regular verbs.

Alternative forms

• ghníonn (obsolete)

Verb

níonn

1. (archaic, Aran, Ulster) present analytic of déan