ar scáth
Irish
editEtymology
editLiterally, “on (the) shadow (of)”
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editar scáth (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)
- shaded from, sheltered from
- under the guise of
- for the sake of
- Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireas na daoine. (proverb)
- People (must be able to) live together; no man is an island; one hand washes the other
- (literally, “It is for the sake of each other that people live.”)
Derived terms
edit- ar scáth a (“for all…”)