cé gur

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈceːɡəɾˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈceɡəɾˠ/[1]

Conjunction

cé gur (used before positive clauses in the past tense)

  1. although, though, even though
    cé gur tháinig mé ― although I came
  • cé go (used before a positive clause in the present tense)
  • cé nach (used before a negative clause in the present tense)
  • cé nár (used before a negative clause in the past tense)

Particle

cé gur (triggers lenition in the past/conditional, present/future form before a vowel cé gurb, past/conditional form before a vowel cé gurbh)

  1. although/though/even though... is
    cé gur maith leis tae ― (even) though he likes tea
  2. although/though/even though... was/would be
    cé gur mhaith leis tae ― (even) though he liked/would like tea

References

  1. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 537 (c), page 205; reprinted 1979
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