ar feadh
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɛɾʲˈfʲaɡ/[1], (before an) /ɛɾʲˈfʲa/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ɛɾʲˈfʲa/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ɛɾʲˈfʲæ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɛɾʲˈfʲɨ̞ɡ/[2]
Preposition edit
ar feadh (plus genitive or possessive determiner, triggers no mutation)
- for (over a period of time)
- ar feadh trí lá ― for three days
- ar feadh tamaill, ar feadh píosa ― for a while
- during
- ar feadh an lae ― during the day
Inflection edit
For semantic reasons, only third-person possessive determiners are found with this preposition:
- ar a fheadh (“for/during it m”)
- ar a feadh (“for/during it f”)
- ar a bhfeadh (“for/during them”)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 73
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 42