in ann

Irish

Alternative forms

i n-an’ (obsolete)
i n-ann (obsolete)

Etymology

Apparently a reduced form of in inmhe.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈn̪ˠanˠ/, /əˈn̪ˠɑːnˠ/

Adjective

in ann (predicative only)

(Connacht) able; (together with a form of the verb bí (“to be”)) can
Níl aon duine eile in ann maith a dhéanamh dhom.
There is no one else able to do good for me.

Tá mé in ann gloine a ithe.
I can eat glass.

References

“an’, ann” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
"ann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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