Irish

Alternative forms

• ’ainn

Pronoun

againn ‎(emphatic againne)

1. first-person plural of ag: at us

References

• "againn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “oc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1977, Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht, 2nd edition, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 298.
• M. L. Sjoestedt-Jonval, 1936, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, p. 94.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish ocainn, acainn, ocaind, from Old Irish ocunn.

Pronoun

againn

1. at us

   Tha bàta againn.‎ ― We have a boat. (literally A boat is at us.)

Derived terms

• againne

References

• “oc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.