chuig

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 Normal Emphatic
1st person sing. chugam chugamsa
2d person sing. chugat chugatsa
3d sing. masc. chuige chuigesean
3d sing. fem. chuici chuicise
1st person pl. chugainn chugainne
2d person pl. chugaibh chugaibhse
3d person pl. 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 with particle (chuig)

Further reading
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