Scottish Gaelic word

fon

contraction of fo + an

preposition

fon means “contraction of fo + an” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a preposition.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	fon
Sèimheachadh	fhon

Tha an cù donn beag ann fon bhòrd sin.

There is a small brown dog under that table.

Bha an cù anns a' bhocsa fon bhòrd.

The dog was in the box under the table.

Tha mi a' smaoineachadh gum bheil uisge ann fon bhòrd.

I think that there is water under the table.

"Am b' ann fon bhòrd a bha an cù?" "B' ann."

"Was the dog under the table?" "Yes."

Dè fon ghrèin a tha sin?

What on Earth is that?

aig

at, by, near, closeby

air

on, upon

bho

from

bhon

from

thy, your (singular)

eadar

between

fon

under the

adverb-forming particle before an adjective (gu math = well)

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