chun

• chum (obsolete)
• do chum (obsolete)
• chuin (Munster)
• ’un (contraction)

From Old Irish dochum.

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /xɪnʲ/ (reflecting the spelling chuin)
• IPA^(key): /xʊnˠ/

chun (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

1. to, toward

   ceathrú chun a trí ― a quarter to three

2. in order to

   chun rud a dhéanamh ― in order to do a thing

   Synonyms: d'fhonn, le

3. going to (will (future tense)) (as a predicate of bí, followed by a verb phrase)

   Tá mé chun é a fheiceáil.

   I’m going to see him.

The personal forms of chuig are used for this preposition as well.

• chuig

• See Category:Irish phrasal verbs with particle (chun)

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dochum”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “chun”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 100

chun

1. Nonstandard spelling of chūn.
2. Nonstandard spelling of chún.
3. Nonstandard spelling of chǔn.

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

• chon
• chum
• thun

chun

1. to, towards

   An tèid sibh chun na dùthcha sin? ― Will you go to that country?

2. as far as

• Used before the definite article, otherwise gu is used.
• The expression following chun is in the genitive case.