ar nós

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əɾˠˈn̪ˠõːsˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /əɾˠˈn̪ˠuːsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /əɾˠˈn̪ˠõːsˠ/

Preposition

ar nós (plus genitive or possessive determiner, triggers no mutation)

1. à la, in the style or manner of, like

Inflection

Inflection of ar nós

Person	Normal	Emphatic
1st person sing.	ar mo nós	ar mo nós-sa
2d person sing.	ar do nós	ar do nós-sa
3d sing. masc.	ar a nós	ar a nós-san
3d sing. fem.	ar a nós	ar a nós-sa
1st person pl.	ar ár nós	ar ár nósna
2d person pl.	ar bhur nós	ar bhur nós-sa
3d person pl.	ar a nós	ar a nós-san

Synonyms

• amhail
• ar chuma
• cosúil le
• dála
• fearacht
• mar

Derived terms

• ar nós cuma/chuma liom (“indifferent”)
• ar nós dá (“as though”)
• ar nós go (“so that”)
• ar nós mar (“as though”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nós”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN