asainn

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈasˠən̠ʲ/
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑsˠənʲ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɑsˠən̠ʲ/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈasˠən̠ʲ/, /ˈasˠt̪ˠən̠ʲ/ (as if spelled astainn)

Pronoun

asainn (emphatic asainne)

  1. first-person plural of as
    Ní fhaighidh tú freagra asainn.You won’t get an answer from us.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish [Term?]. Cognate with Irish asainn and Manx assdooin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈas̪ɪɲ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧sainn

Pronoun

asainn

  1. first-person plural of à: from us

Inflection

Personal inflection of à
Number Person Simple Emphatic
Singular 1st asam asamsa
2nd asad asadsa
3rd m às às-san
3rd f aiste aistese
Plural 1st asainn asainne
2nd asaibh asaibhse
3rd asta astasan

References

  • Colin Mark (2003) “à”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 2
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