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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Apparently a reduced form of in inmhe. The homophony with i ndán (“in store, fated”) in some accents has led some authors to believe the two are the same form, e.g. Sjoestedt-Jonval who gives táim i ndán as the orthography of [t̪ˠɑːi̯mʲ ə n̪ˠɑ̃ːn̪ˠ] “I can”.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /əˈnɑːn/, /əˈn̪ˠɑːn/[2]
- Homophone: i ndán (some accents)
Adjective
- (Kerry, Connacht) able; (together with a form of the verb bí (“to be”)) can
- Níl aon duine eile in ann maith a dhéanamh dhom.
- There is no one else able to do good for me.
- Tá mé in ann gloine a ithe.
- I can eat glass.
References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 16
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 99
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “an’, ann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN