Irish

Alternative forms

• nigheann (pre-reform spelling)

Verb

níonn

1. present analytic of nigh

Usage notes

Used with a noun or pronoun (in the standard language, tú, sé, sí, muid, sibh, siad, or their emphatic equivalents) as the subject.

Etymology 2

Variant of ní⁴ ‎(“does, makes”) with -nn added in analogy to regular verbs.

Alternative forms

• ghníonn (obsolete)

Verb

níonn

1. (archaic, Aran, Ulster) Alternative form of ní⁴, the present analytic of déan.

Usage notes

Used with a noun or pronoun (in the standard language, tú, sé, sí, muid, sibh, siad, or their emphatic equivalents) as the subject.