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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 [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 109, page 95
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume I, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 195
  3. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (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
Person: simple emphatic
singular first asam asamsa
second asad asadsa
third m às às-san
f aiste aistese
plural first asainn asainne
second asaibh asaibhse
third asta astasan

References

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