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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish ocainn, acainn, ocaind, from Old Irish ocunn.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
againn (emphatic againne)
- first-person plural of ag: at us
References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 94
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 298
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish ocainn, from Old Irish ocunn. Cognates include Irish againn and Manx ain.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
againn
- first-person plural of aig: at us
- Tha bàta againn. ― We have a boat. (literally, “A boat is at us.”)
Inflection
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