ansin

See also: an sin

Irish

Alternative forms

ansan (Munster)
annsan
annsin (obsolete)

Pronunciation

(Aran) IPA^(key): /ən̪ˠˈʃɪnʲ/[1]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ən̠ʲˈʃɪnʲ/[2]

Adverb

ansin

there (in that place)
then
yonder

References

Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 98
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 91

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ansin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Occitan

Etymology

Probably cognate with French ainsi.

Adverb

ansin

(Provençal, Vivaro-Alpine) thus, so

Alternative forms

aital (Béarn)
atal (Languedoc)
ensin, antau, atau (dialectal)

Derived terms

ansinda

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