cathain

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Classical Gaelic cá chuin, from Old Irish cíachuin (literally “what when?”), from cía + cuin.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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cathain (followed by the direct relative)

  1. (Munster) when (interrogative)
    Synonyms: (Ulster) cá huair, (Connacht) cén uair
    Cathain a thiocfaidh tú abhaile?
    When will you come home?
    Cathain atá an bus ag teacht?
    When is the bus coming?
    Cathain a d'fhág siad?
    When did they leave?

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cuin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 90, page 50

Further reading

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