os cionn
See also: os-cionn
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɔsˠˈcuːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /oːsˠˈciən̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /əsˠˈcɨ̞n̪ˠ/
Preposition
os 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
Inflection 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
- bunoscionn (“upside down”)
- os cionn talún (“above ground, overground”)
Adverb
os cionn
- above
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “os cionn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “os cionn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “os cionn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 52
Scottish Gaelic
Preposition
os cionn
- above
- Antonym: fo
Usage notes
- Used with a possessive pronoun or the genitive form of a noun.
- Mu dheireadh, bha adhar gorm os ar cionn. ― At last a blue sky was above us.
- Dè a chuireas tu os cionn na leapa? ― What will you put above the bed?
Derived terms
- os-cionn