ar scáth a

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “for the sake of all that”

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɛɾʲˈsˠkɑːh ə/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɛɾʲˈsˠkɑː (ə)/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɛɾʲˈsˠkaː (ə)/

Conjunction

ar scáth a

1. for all…

   ar scáth ar miste liom; ar scáth ar chuma liom ― for all I care

   ar scáth a bhfuil de mhaith ann ― for all the use he is

   ar scáth a raibh a fhios aici ― for all she knew

   • 1906, E. C. Quiggin, A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 70:

     ɛr skα: ə wïlʹ ə ji:ç erʹ

     [ar scáth a bhfuil a dhíth air]

     for all that it wants