cé go
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]cé go (used before positive clauses starting with a nonpast tense or, for certain irregular verbs, the past tense)
- although, though, even though
- Cé go raibh siad bocht bhí siad fial.
- Even though they were poor they were generous.
Related terms
[edit]- cé gur (used with the past tense)
- cé nach (used before a negative clause)
- cé nár (used before a negative clause in the past tense)
References
[edit]- ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 800, page 458
- ^ 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 387, page 189
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 428, page 138
Further reading
[edit]- “cé go”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy