i gceann

i gceann

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈɟaun̪ˠ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /əˈɟɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /əˈɟan̪ˠ/

Preposition

i gceann (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

1. in (after a period of time), after (at the end of a period of time)
   • 1906, “Eóin Ua Míodhchán agus an Sionnach”[1]:

     I gceann tamaill thainic sé as teach giota beag eile.

     After a while he came another little bit out of the house.

   • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 195:

     I gceann cúpla oidhche do bhí sí ag faire go dian nó go dtí go bhfuair sí Máire Bhán i n-a codladh agus d’éaluigh sí go socair agus do shleamhnuigh an fáinne amach dá méir, agus do chuir i dtaisce é.

     After a few nights, she watched carefully until she found Máire Bhán sleeping, and she slipped in quietly and stole the ring off her finger, and hid it.

References

1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 215

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “i gceann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “i gceann” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.