Contionary:soınre

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Middle Annerish

Etymology

Borrowed from Goidelic sainred; for verb forms cf.: sund & ondar. Teagan suggests preterite from Germanic *aiginaz based on the earliest attestations íaıng, ígn.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /ˈsˠaːn͈ʲrʲə/ [ˈsɑɪ̯nɹə]

Inflection of soınre
 Ⅱ ᴍᴀsᴄ.  ɴᴏᴍ. ɢᴇɴ. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
ᴄᴏʟ.  sáınreʜ  sáınr(e)ʟ  sáınrıb   sáınre 
ʀᴇᴛ. ɴᴀʀ. ɪʀʀ. ᴏɴᴅ.
sᴛᴀᴛ.  íen   synn, suín(n)   súnar/sunnar   sóın(n) 
ɪᴍᴘ.: sunn, sunnaıbᴘʟ Foll.d by cop.ve pnn.

Verb/ Noun

sáınre (runic:ᛌᚭᛂᚱᛁ)

  1. Definiteness.
  2. To be there, be found, exist; to be here, "this is …".
    Da sunnar túsa seo? - Are you still here?

Usage notes

The Bésgnae Béırle lemmatized this verbal noun in its fourth edition; previously the verb forms were considered part of the copula.