chonaic
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[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): /ˈxn̪ˠɪc/ (corresponding to the spelling chnuic)
- (Connemara) IPA(key): /ˈxanʲɪc/ (as if spelled chainic)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈhɛnʲɪc/ (corresponding to the form thainic); /ˈhanˠɪc/ (corresponding to the form thanaic); /ˈhan̪ˠɪc/ (corresponding to the form thannaic)[1]
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]- ^ 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