againn

Irish

Alternative forms

’ainn

Etymology

From Middle Irish ocainn, acainn, ocaind, from Old Irish ocunn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaɡən̠ʲ/
(Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈɡɪnʲ/, /əˈɣɪnʲ/
(Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈaɡən̠ʲ/, /æ(ː)n̠ʲ/ (corresponding to the form ’ainn)

Pronoun

againn (emphatic againne)

first-person plural of ag: at us

References

"againn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“oc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1977, Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht, 2nd edition, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 298.
M. L. Sjoestedt-Jonval (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, p. 94.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish ocainn, acainn, ocaind, from Old Irish ocunn.

Pronoun

againn

at us
Tha bàta againn. ― We have a boat. (literally A boat is at us.)

Derived terms

againne

References

“oc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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