asainn

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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asainn (emphatic asainne)

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

References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 109, page 95
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume I, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 195
  3. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 300, page 141

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

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asainn

  1. first-person plural of à: from us

Inflection

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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

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