chonaic

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ad·condairc, perfect of ad·cí, from the Proto-Celtic stem *derk-, from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to see”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈxn̪ˠɪc/ (corresponding to the spelling chnuic)
(Connemara) IPA^(key): /ˈxanʲɪc/ (as if spelled chainic)
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛnʲɪc/ (corresponding to the form thainic); /ˈhanˠɪc/ (corresponding to the form thanaic); /ˈhan̪ˠɪc/ (corresponding to the form thannaic)^[1]

Verb

chonaic

analytic past indicative independent of feic (“see”)
Chonaic mé an mhuc mhór.
I saw the big pig.

Related terms

faca (dependent)

References

^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 240, page 88

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