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san.

preposition i + definite article an: in the (singular)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

contraction/sˠən̪ˠ//sˠənˠ//sˠənʲ/
  1. preposition i + definite article an: in the (singular)

    contraction
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish (i)sind, (i)sin, from Old Irish isin(d/t) (“in the m or f or n sg dative”), isin (“into the m or f sg accusative”), isa (“into the n sg accusative”), from Proto-Celtic *in sindū/sindai (“in the m sg/f sg dative”), *in sindom/sindam (“into the m sg/f sg accusative”).

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