chonaic
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish ad·condairc, perfect of ad·cí, from the Proto-Celtic stem *derk-, from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to see”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /xn̪ˠɪc/[1] ~ /hn̪ˠic/ ~ /hnʲic/[2] (corresponding to the spelling chnuic)
- (Connacht) IPA(key): (Aran) /ˈxɞn̪ˠic/[3]; (Cois Fharraige) [ˈxaːnʲic] ~ [ˈhaːnʲic] ~ /ˈxinʲic/ ~ [ˈxaːɲc][4]; (Mayo) /ˈhanʲic/ (corresponding to the form thainic)[5]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈhɛnʲɪc/ (corresponding to the form thainic); /ˈhanˠɪc/ (corresponding to the form thanaic); /ˈhan̪ˠɪc/ (corresponding to the form thannaic)[6]
Verb
[edit]chonaic
- analytic past indicative independent of feic (“see”)
- Chonaic mé an mhuc mhór.
- I saw the big pig.
Related terms
[edit]- faca (dependent)
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 262, page 133
- ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 233, page 48
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 177
- ^ 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 218, page 113
- ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 589, page 211
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 240, page 88
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *derḱ-
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish non-lemma forms
- Irish verb forms
- Irish terms with usage examples