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go.

that (used to introduce a subordinate clause)

2 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

conj/ɡo//ɡə/

  1. that (used to introduce a subordinate clause)

    triggers-eclipsis
    Deir sé go bhfuil deifir air.

  2. used to introduce a subjunctive optative

    triggers-eclipsis
    Go gcuidí Dia leo.
    Go maire tú é!

  3. until, till

    triggers-eclipsis
    Fan go dtiocfaidh sé.

  4. introduces an indirect relative clause

    Munster · triggers-eclipsis
    an bord go raibh leabhar air
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish co, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”). Cognate with German ge- (“with”) (collective prefix) and gegen (“toward, against”), English gain-, Spanish con (“with”), Russian ко (ko, “to”).

particle/ɡo//ɡə/

  1. used to make temporary state adverbs

    triggers-h-prothesis
    D’ith sé go maith.
    Shiúlaíodar go mall.

  2. used to make predicative adjectives expressing an opinion or value judgment

    triggers-h-prothesis
    Tá an t-anraith seo go maith.
    Bhí a mac go hálainn.
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish co, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”). Cognate with German ge- (“with”) (collective prefix) and gegen (“toward, against”), English gain-, Spanish con (“with”), Russian ко (ko, “to”).

prep/ɡo//ɡə/

  1. to (with places), till, until

    triggers-h-prothesis · with-dative
    dul go Meiriceá
    Fáilte go hÉirinn
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish co, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”). Cognate with German ge- (“with”) (collective prefix) and gegen (“toward, against”), English gain-, Spanish con (“with”), Russian ко (ko, “to”).

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