i ngéibheann
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Irish
Pronunciation
Prepositional phrase
- in prison, imprisoned, incarcerated
- Cuireadh i ngéibheann í.
- She was incarcerated.
- (literally, “She was put in prison.”)
- in distress
- Bhí an long i ngéibheann.
- The ship was in distress.
References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 305, page 108