uainn

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish úainn.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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uainn (emphatic uainne)

  1. first-person plural of ó

References

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  • Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume I, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 197
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 309

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish úainn. Cognates include Irish uainn and Manx voin.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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uainn

  1. first-person plural of o: from us

Inflection

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Personal inflection of o
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st uam uamsa
2nd uat uatsa
3rd m uaithe uaithesan
3rd f uaipe uaipese
Plural 1st uainn uainne
2nd uaibh uaibhse
3rd uapa uapasan

References

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  1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

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