chonaic

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ad·condairc, perfect of ad·cí, from the Proto-Celtic stem *derk-, from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (to see).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɔnˠɪc/
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈxn̪ˠɪc/ (corresponding to the spelling chnuic)
  • (Connemara) IPA(key): /ˈxanʲɪc/ (as if spelled chainic)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): (corresponding to the spelling thainic) /ˈhɛnʲɪc/, (corresponding to the spelling thanaic) /ˈhanˠɪc/, (corresponding to the spelling thannaic) /ˈhan̪ˠɪc/[1]

Verb

chonaic

  1. analytic past indicative independent of feic (see)
    Chonaic mé an mhuc mhór.
    I saw the big pig.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 88
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