i gcoinne

Irish

Alternative forms

• i gcoinnibh (Munster)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈɡɪnʲə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /əˈɡɪn̠ʲə/

Preposition

i gcoinne (plus genitive or possessive determiner, triggers no mutation)

1. (appointed, intended) for; in expectation of, to get

   Synonyms: do choinne, faoi choinne

2. against, opposed to, versus

   Synonyms: in aghaidh, in éadan

3. in every

Inflection

Inflection of i gcoinne

	Person:		simple	emphatic
singular	first		i mo choinne	i mo choinnese
	second		i do choinne	i do choinnese
	third	m	ina choinne	ina choinnesean
		f	ina coinne	ina coinnese
plural	first		inár gcoinne	inár gcoinnene
	second		in bhur gcoinne	in bhur gcoinnese
	third		ina gcoinne	ina gcoinnesan

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “i gcoinne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “i gcoinne”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “i gcoinne”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025