chuig
See also: chúig
Irish
Alternative forms
- ag (colloquial; Galway)
Etymology
Back-formation from chuige, from Old Irish cuci, the third-person singular masculine of co (“toward”) (modern go).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɪɟ/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ɛɟ/ (being conflated with ag)
Preposition
chuig (plus dative, triggers no mutation)
- to; towards
- (with certain adjectives) at, for
Inflection
Inflection of chuig
| Person | Normal | Emphatic |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | chugam | chugamsa |
| 2d person sing. | chugat | chugatsa |
| 3d sing. masc. | chuige | chuigesean |
| 3d sing. fem. | chuici | chuicise |
| 1st person pl. | chugainn | chugainne |
| 2d person pl. | chugaibh | chugaibhse |
| 3d person pl. | chucu | chucusan |
- Note: The personal forms of chuig also serve as the personal forms of chun. In Galway, many personal forms of ag take over the role of the personal forms of chuig/chun.
Further reading
- "chuig" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.