chuig

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See also: chúig

Irish

Alternative forms

  • ag (colloquial; Galway)

Etymology

Back-formation from chuige, from Old Irish cuci, the third-person singular masculine of co (“toward”) (modern go).

Pronunciation

Preposition

chuig (plus dative, triggers no mutation)

  1. to; towards
  2. (with certain adjectives) at, for

Inflection

Inflection of chuig
Person: simple emphatic
singular first chugam chugamsa
second chugat chugatsa
third m chuige chuigesean
f chuici chuicise
plural first chugainn chugainne
second chugaibh chugaibhse
third chucu chucusan
  • Note: The personal forms of chuig also serve as the personal forms of chun. In Galway, many personal forms of ag take over the role of the personal forms of chuig/chun.

Derived terms

See Category:Irish phrasal verbs formed with "chuig"

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