cuin

See also: Cuin

Old Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, *kʷis. See also Latin quando, Proto-Germanic *hwan (“when”).[1]

Adverb

cuin

  1. when
    Cuin do·rega? – "When will he come?"

Descendants
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuin

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish cuin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰuɲ/

Adverb

cuin

  1. (interrogative) when (at what time)
    Cuin a bhios tu deiseil? - When will you be ready?
    Chan eil fhios agam cuin a dh'fhalbhas e. - I don't know when he will leave.

Usage notes

Derived terms
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