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Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Adverb
a chionn
- because; for that reason
A chionn 's gu bheil mòran air gabhail os làimh cunntas a chur ri chèile mu na rudan a chaidh a choileanadh nar measg‑ne...- Because many have undertaken to compile an account of the things that have been accomplished among us
A chionn 's gun deach Shingal a shaoradh leis na Peshmerga- Because Shingal was libertated by the Peshmerga
Agus air dhuinn stiùireadh às a sin, sheòl sinn fo Chìprus, a chionn gu robh na gaothan nar n-aghaidh.- And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
Usage notes
- Often succeeded by agus, which is usually shortened to ’s.
Synonyms
References
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 60