i gcoinne

Irish

Alternative forms

• i gcoinnibh (Munster)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈɡɪnʲə/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /əˈɡɪn̠ʲə/

Preposition

i gcoinne (plus genitive or possessive determiner, triggers no mutation)

1. (appointed, intended) for; in expectation of, to get

   Synonyms: do choinne, faoi choinne

2. against, opposed to, versus

   Synonyms: in aghaidh, in éadan

3. in every

Inflection

Inflection of i gcoinne

Person	Normal	Emphatic
1st person sing.	i mo choinne	i mo choinnese
2d person sing.	i do choinne	i do choinnese
3d sing. masc.	ina choinne	ina choinnesean
3d sing. fem.	ina coinne	ina coinnese
1st person pl.	inár gcoinne	inár gcoinnene
2d person pl.	in bhur gcoinne	in bhur gcoinnese
3d person pl.	ina gcoinne	ina gcoinnesan

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “i gcoinne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “i gcoinne”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “i gcoinne”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024