gí go

See also: gigo, GIGO, gigó, and gigô

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɟiː ɡə/[1][2]

Conjunction

gí go (used before positive clauses starting with a nonpast tense or, for certain irregular verbs, the past tense)

  1. Cois Fharraige and Ulster form of cé go (“although”)

Quotations

  • 1977, Tomás de Bhaldraithe, Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge, 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 387, page 189:
    thug mé liom iad ar aon chaoi, gí go rabh mo dhóthain agam dhá [bhf]uireasbhaidh
    I took them with me at any rate, even though I had enough without them.
  • gí gur (used with the past tense)
  • gí nach (used before a negative clause)
  • gí nár (used before a negative clause in the past tense)

References

  1. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 387, page 189
  2. ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 265

Further reading

  • “gí go”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
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