os cionn
See also: os-cionn
Irish
editPronunciation
editPreposition
editos cionn (plus genitive or possessive determiner, triggers no mutation)
- above
- Faoi dheireadh, bhí spéir gorm os ár gcionn.
- At last a blue sky was above us.
- Cad a chuirfidh tú os cionn na leapa?
- What will you put above the bed?
- more than
- beyond, exceeding
- in charge of
Inflection
editInflection of os cionn
Person | Normal | Emphatic |
---|---|---|
1st person sing. | os mo chionn | os mo chionnsa |
2d person sing. | os do chionn | os do chionnsa |
3d sing. masc. | os a chionn | os a chionnsan |
3d sing. fem. | os a cionn | os a cionnsa |
1st person pl. | os ár gcionn | os ár gcionn-na |
2d person pl. | os bhur gcionn | os bhur gcionnsa |
3d person pl. | os a gcionn | os a gcionnsan |
Derived terms
edit- bunoscionn (“upside down”)
- os cionn talún (“above ground, overground”)
Adverb
editFurther reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “os cionn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “os cionn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “os cionn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 52
Scottish Gaelic
editPreposition
editos cionn (+ genitive or possessive determiner)
- above
- Antonym: fo
- mu dheireadh thall, bha adhar gorm os ar cionn ― at long last a blue sky was above us
- dè a chuireas tu os cionn na leapa? ― what will you put above the bed?
Derived terms
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