cuin

See also: Cuin

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷani. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, *kʷis. Cognate with Welsh pan (“when”, conjunction), Cornish pan (“when”, conjunction) Breton pa (“when”, conjunction). Compare also Latin quando, Proto-Germanic *hwan (“when”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kunʲ]

Adverb

cuin

1. when

   Cuin do·rega?

   When will he come?

Derived terms

• cíachuin
  • Classical Gaelic: cá chuin
    • Irish: cathain

Descendants

• Scottish Gaelic: cuin

Mutation

Mutation of cuin

radical	lenition	nasalization
cuin	chuin	cuin pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cuin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• cuine

Etymology

From Old Irish cuin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰuɲ/

Adverb

cuin

1. (interrogative) when (at what time)

   Cuin a bhios tu deiseil? - When will you be ready?

   Chan eil fhios agam cuin a dh'fhalbhas e. - I don't know when he will leave.

Usage notes

• If followed by the future tense, the relative future tense is used.

Derived terms

• ge be cuin