ar aghaidh

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA: [ɛɾʲ ˈəiɟ]
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA: [ɛɾʲ ˈəi]

Preposition

ar aghaidh (governs the genitive case or a possessive pronoun)

1. in front of, opposite, facing

   Sheas sé ar m'aghaidh.

   He stood in front of me.

   ar aghaidh an teampaill gallda

   opposite the Protestant church

Inflection

Person	Normal	Emphatic
1st person sing.	ar m'aghaidh	ar m'aghaidhse
2d person sing.	ar d'aghaidh	ar d'aghaidhse
3d sing. masc.	ar a aghaidh	ar a aghaidhsean
3d sing. fem.	ar a haghaidh	ar a haghaidhse
1st person pl.	ar ár n-aghaidh	ar ár n-aghaidhne
2d person pl.	ar bhur n-aghaidh	ar bhur n-aghaidhse
3d person pl.	ar a n-aghaidh	ar a aghaidhsean

Usage notes

Used with a possessive pronoun that agrees with the subject of the sentence, the prepositional phrase can be used as an adverb meaning 'forwards, straight ahead', e.g. Chuaigh mé díreach ar m'aghaidh "I went straight ahead"; Tar ar d'aghaidh beagán "Come forward a little bit".

References

• Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, vol. II, 4.