againn

Irish

Alternative forms

  • ’ainn

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Pronoun

againn (emphatic againne)

  1. first-person plural of ag: at us

References

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

  1. 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
Person: simple emphatic
singular first agam agamsa
second agad agadsa
third m aige aigesan
f aice aicese
plural first againn againne
second agaibh agaibhse
third aca acasan

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