cheana

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cene; cognate with Welsh gynneu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhan̪ˠə/^[1], /ˈhanˠə/

Adverb

cheana

already

Synonyms

cheana féin (more emphatic)

References

^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 50

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cheana”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈçɛnə/

Adverb

cheana

Alternative form of a-cheana

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