HeyRuaHow “os cionn” works
The noun after os cionn goes into the genitive, the same way it does after a noun: Tá pictiúr os cionn an tinteáin.
Os cionn also means more than: os cionn céad duine, more than a hundred people.
“Os cionn” with me, you, him, her, us, them
With a pronoun the noun inside the preposition takes a possessive instead of the genitive: os mo chionn, above me.
| Irish | Meaning |
|---|---|
| os mo chionn | above me |
| os do chionn | above you |
| os a chionn | above him |
| os a cionn | above her |
| os ár gcionn | above us |
| os bhur gcionn | above you (plural) |
| os a gcionn | above them |
“Os cionn” in a sentence
Other compound prepositions
Os cionn in Irish: the questions people ask
What does os cionn mean in Irish?
os cionn means above, over: Tá pictiúr os cionn an tinteáin. There is a picture above the fireplace.
Does os cionn take the genitive?
Yes. The noun after os cionn is in the genitive case: Tá pictiúr os cionn an tinteáin. The noun with the article is an tinteán, and after os cionn it becomes an tinteáin.
How do you say above me, him and them with os cionn?
os mo chionn (above me), os do chionn (above you), os a chionn (above him), os a gcionn (above them).
Anything else about os cionn?
Os cionn also means more than: os cionn céad duine, more than a hundred people.