againn

Irish

Alternative forms

’ainn

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈɡɪnʲ/, /əˈɣɪnʲ/^[1]
(Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈaɡən̠ʲ/, /æ(ː)n̠ʲ/^[2] (corresponding to the form ’ainn)
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /əˈɡɪn̠ʲ/^[3]

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

IPA^(key): /ˈakɪɲ/
(Skye) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɪɲ/
(Argyll) IPA^(key): /aɲ/
(Perthshire) IPA^(key): /ˈaɣɪɲ/
Hyphenation: a‧gainn

Pronoun

againn

first-person plural of aig: at us
Tha bàta againn. ― We have a boat. (literally, “A boat is at us.”)

Inflection

Personal inflection of aig
Number	Person	Simple	Emphatic
Singular	1st	agam	agamsa
	2nd	agad	agadsa
	3rd m	aige	aigesan
	3rd f	aice	aicese
Plural	1st	againn	againne
	2nd	agaibh	agaibhse
	3rd	aca	acasan

References

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “oc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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