About this word

This is the third person singular, masculine form of the prepositional pronoun formed from the simple preposition i meaning in.

Notes

Ann literally means in him / in it (masculine), but often has the actual meaning of there:

• Tá sé ann (he's there).
• Níl sí ann (she's not there).
• An bhfuil siad ann? (are they there?).
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Prepositional pronouns formed from the preposition i

• ionam: in me.
• ionat: in you.
• ann: in him; in it (masculine).
• inti: in her; in it (feminine).
• ionainn: in us.
• ionaibh: in ye (plural).
• iontu: in them.

The same prepositional pronouns' emphatic forms

• ionam-sa: in me.
• ionat-sa: in you.
• ann-san: in him; in it (masculine).
• inti-se: in her; in it (feminine).
• ionainn-ne: in us.
• ionaibh-se: in ye (plural).
• iontu-san: in them.

Notes

In parts of Munster, ionam-sa is pronounced 'nom-sa' and ionat-sa is pronounced 'not-sa'.