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san

[sˠən̪ˠ]

contraction

LanguageIrish

Meaning
  1. preposition i + definite article an: in the (singular)
  2. in the
  3. A word formed by combining the preposition 'i' (in) with the definite article 'an' (the). It is used to mean 'in the' when referring to a single thing.
Examples

Tá an leabhar san oifig.

The book is in the office.

Pronunciationsˠən̪ˠ

Part of speechcontraction

Usage noteThis is only used with singular nouns.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.