ar nós cuma liom

Irish

Alternative forms

• ar nós chuma liom

Etymology

From ar nós (“in the style of”) +‎ is cuma liom (“I don't care”)

Phrase

ar nós cuma liom

1. indifferent, apathetic, lackadaisical, negligent, nonchalant (predicative only)

   Tá sí ar nós cuma liom faoina post.

   She is indifferent about her job.

2. indifferently, apathetically, negligently, nonchalantly

   D'fhreagair sé ar nós cuma liom.

   He answered indifferently.

3. carelessly, casually, perfunctorily

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “nós”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuma”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN