Wiktionary

az

See also: Appendix:Variations of "az"

Translingual

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Symbol

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az

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Azerbaijani.

English

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Etymology 1

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Adverb

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az (not comparable)

  1. Eye dialect spelling of as.
    • 1790, Noah Webster, A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings, pages 340–341:
      The whole legiſlature likewize acts az a court for the trial of public delinquents.

Etymology 2

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Abbreviation.

Noun

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az (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of az. (“azure”)

Etymology 3

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From Old Church Slavonic азъ (azŭ).

Noun

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az (uncountable)

  1. Name of the letter a in Cyrillic and Glagolitic alphabets.
Translations
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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Azerbaijani

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Other scripts
Cyrillic аз
Abjad آز

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Turkic *āŕ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɑz]
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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az

  1. few, little

Adverb

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az

  1. a bit, a little
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Likely from ay qız.

Interjection

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az

  2. An informal way of addressing a girl.
    Az, nə qayırırsan?! ― Hey, what are you doing?!

See also

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Breton

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Pronoun

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az

  1. you (sg acc.)

Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰀𐰕 (āz, “few, little, a bit, a little”).

Adjective

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az

  1. few, little

Synonyms

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Gagauz

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *āŕ (“few, a little”). Compare Turkish az.

Adjective

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az

  1. few

Hungarian

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Etymology

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The pronoun and determiner senses probably derive from an earlier a[1] + a pronoun-forming suffix -z,[2] where the former element originates from Proto-Uralic *o or *u (“that, that other”).[3] Its cognates include Moksha омба (omba, “other”), омбоце (omboće, “second”), Eastern Mari умбал (umbal, “far, distant”),[4][5] Udmurt отын (otyn, “there”)[6][7] and Komi-Zyrian ата (ata, “here”), асы (asy, “look here”).[3]

The definite article was created by means of conversion,[1][2] originally only in the form az, later shortened to a’ before consonants until the early 20th century, when the spelling a was accepted.

Pronunciation

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Article

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az

  2. the (for words beginning with a vowel) [from 13th–14th c.]
    az iskola ― the school

Derived terms

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  • a (for words beginning with a consonant)

Pronoun

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ed  Table of Correlatives (cf. H. demonstrative adverbs)
question this that same every-/all no- relative some any else
e/i- a/o- ugyan mind(en)- se(m/n)- a- + qu. vala  akár
bár		 más
who ki ő u mindenki senki aki v a b m
what mi ez az u u minden semmi ami /
amely		 v a b m
which melyik mindegyik
mind		 semelyik
egyik sem		 amelyik v a b m
how hogy(an)
miként		 így úgy u u mindenhogy
mindenhogyan		 sehogy(an)
semmiképpen		 (a)mint
ahogy(an)		 v
v		 a b
a b		 m/m
m/m
what…like
what kind		 milyen
miféle		 ilyen
efféle		 olyan
afféle		 u u mindenféle semmilyen
semmiféle		 amilyen v
v		 a b
a b		 m
m/m
where hol itt ott u u mindenhol
mindenütt		 sehol ahol v a b m
m
from wh. honnan innen onnan u u mindenhonnan sehonnan ahonnan v a b m
to where hova
hová		 ide oda u u mindenhova
mindenhová		 sehova
sehová		 ahova
ahová		 v
v		 a b
a b		 m
m
from
which way		 merről erről arról u u mindenfelől semerről amerről v a b m
which way merre
merrefelé		 erre
errefelé		 arra
arrafelé		 u u mindenfelé semerre amerre v a b m
why miért ezért azért u u mindenért semmiért amiért v a b m
how many hány ennyi annyi u u mind
az összes		 sehány ahány v a b –
how much mennyi semennyi amennyi v a b
wh. extent mennyire ennyire annyira u u (teljesen) semennyire amennyire v a b –
what size mekkora ekkora akkora u u (az egész) semekkora amekkora v a b –
what time mikor ekkor akkor u u mindig soha/sose(m)
sohase(m)		 amikor v a b m
how long
how far		 meddig eddig addig u u (végig)* semeddig ameddig v a b –
*: Mindeddig/-addig mean “up until this/that point” (= egészen eddig/addig).
Csak following relative pronouns expresses “-ever”, e.g. aki csak (“whoever”);
is after “any” pronouns emphasizes “no matter”: akármit is (“no matter what”).
né- (“some”) forms compounds with few words.

az

  2. that [from late 12th c.]
    Coordinate terms: ez, emez, amaz
    Az ott egy ház. ― That is a house over there.
    Az tetszik nekem a legjobban. ― That is what I like the most. (literally, “That appeals to me the most.”)

Declension

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Inflection of az
singular plural
nominative az azok
accusative azt azokat
dative annak azoknak
instrumental azzal azokkal
causal-final azért azokért
translative azzá azokká
terminative addig azokig
essive-formal akként azokként
essive-modal — —
inessive abban azokban
superessive azon azokon
adessive annál azoknál
illative abba azokba
sublative arra azokra
allative ahhoz azokhoz
elative abból azokból
delative arról azokról
ablative attól azoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		azé azoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		azéi azokéi

The possessive forms of this pronoun are not in use. If necessary, the corresponding possessive forms of olyan (“such [a thing]”) can be used.

Derived terms

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Pronominal adverbs from case suffixes (cf. postpositions)
ed suffix who? what? this that he/she
(it)*
case v. pr. c.
nom. – ki mi ez az ő* / -∅
az / -∅		 – –
acc. -t / -ot /
-at / -et / -öt		 kit mit ezt azt őt* / -∅
azt / -∅		 – c1
c2
dat. -nak / -nek kinek minek ennek annak neki neki- c
ins. -val / -vel kivel mivel ezzel/
evvel		 azzal/
avval		 vele c
c-f. -ért kiért miért ezért azért érte – c
tra. -vá / -vé kivé mivé ezzé azzá – – c
ter. -ig – meddig eddig addig – – c
e-f. -ként (kiként) (miként) ekként akként – – c
e-m. -ul / -ül – – – – – – c
ine. -ban / -ben kiben miben ebben abban benne – c
sup. -n/-on/-en/-ön kin min ezen azon rajta (rajta-) c
ade. -nál / -nél kinél minél ennél annál nála – c
ill. -ba / -be kibe mibe ebbe abba bele bele- c
sub. -ra / -re kire mire erre arra rá rá- c
all. -hoz/-hez/-höz kihez mihez ehhez ahhoz hozzá hozzá- c
el. -ból / -ből kiből miből ebből abból belőle – c
del. -ról / -ről kiről miről erről arról róla – c
abl. -tól / -től kitől mitől ettől attól tőle – c
*: Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be
construed likewise. – Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All »

Determiner

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az

  2. (used before a noun phrase with a definite article, declined in accordance with the noun phrase it applies to) that
    Coordinate terms: ez, emez, amaz
    Az a ház nagyon szép. ― That house is very beautiful.
    Azzal a dobozzal nem tudok mit kezdeni. ― I cannot do anything with that box.
    Azokban a házakban venezuelaiak laknak. ― In those houses, Venezuelan people are living.
  4. (rare, archaic, except in vowel-initial fixed phrases, with zero article) that
    Synonym: (before words starting with a consonant; rare in this function) a
    Coordinate terms: e, ez, eme, emez, ama, amaz, ezen, azon
    az ügyben (equivalent to abban az ügyben, but with an emphatic az) ― in that matter
    az évben (equivalent to abban az évben, but with an emphatic az) ― in that year
    az az évi díjak (with an emphatic second az) ― the fees of that year

Usage notes

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Because az (in the first, common usage) takes a definite article (the) and van (“is, to be”) is omitted in "who"/"what" statements, some terms are ambiguous. “Az a ház” can mean both “that house” as a phrase and “That is the house” as a whole sentence. The same ambiguity may arise with ez.

Declension

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Inflection of az
singular plural
nominative az azok
accusative azt azokat
dative annak azoknak
instrumental azzal azokkal
causal-final azért azokért
translative azzá azokká
terminative addig azokig
essive-formal akként azokként
essive-modal — —
inessive abban azokban
superessive azon azokon
adessive annál azoknál
illative abba azokba
sublative arra azokra
allative ahhoz azokhoz
elative abból azokból
delative arról azokról
ablative attól azoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		azé azoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		azéi azokéi

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 az in Gerstner, Károly (ed.). Új magyar etimológiai szótár. (’New Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian’). Beta version. Budapest, MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet / Magyar Nyelvtudományi Kutatóközpont, 2011–2022. (Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary). Language abbreviations
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 az in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Entry #656 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  4. ^ Mari–English dictionary
  5. ^ Mari–Russian dictionary
  6. ^ Estonian–Udmurt dictionary (looking up Estonian seal (“there”))
  7. ^ отын in the Finnish Wiktionary

Further reading

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  • az in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
  • (pronoun or determiner): az in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • (definite article, referring to its alternative form “a”): az in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • (the referred entry on the definite article): (3): a in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Latvian

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Preposition

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az (with genitive)

  1. (dialectal) behind; alternative form of aiz

Mapudungun

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Noun

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az (Raguileo spelling)

  1. countenance; face; side
  2. form; colour; aspect
  3. personality; habit
  4. kinship

References

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  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Masurian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish aż.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈas/
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: az

Conjunction

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az

  1. until
  2. only; scarcely; as soon as; when, as
  3. temporal conditional with a negated subordinate clause; if

Particle

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az

  1. and finally
  2. (contrastive) and in the meantime; and yet
  3. even (in reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality)

Interjection

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az

  1. expressive word used at the end of a statement, often repeated

Further reading

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  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “az”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 134

Portuguese

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Noun

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az m (plural azes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of ás.

Romanian

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Adverb

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az

  1. Obsolete form of azi.

References

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  • az in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Scots

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Etymology

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Distortion of whase.

Determiner

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az (Cromarty)

  1. whose

Pronoun

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az (Cromarty)

  1. whose

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  • Am Baile (2009) The Cromarty Fisherfolk Dialect‎[1], Highland Council, page 4

Sumerian

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Romanization

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az

  1. Romanization of 𒊍 (az)

Talysh

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Iranian *ajám. Cognate with Sanskrit अहम् (aham).

Pronoun

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az (ergative mı)

  1. I
    Az ıştı hamsüəm.
    I am your neighbour.

References

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  • Pirejko, L. A. (1976) “az”, in Talyšsko-russkij slovarʹ [Talysh–Russian Dictionary], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 20

Turkish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Ottoman Turkish آز (az, “little”), from Proto-Turkic *āŕ (“few, a little”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰀𐰕 (az /⁠āz⁠/, “few, little, a bit, a little”), Karakhanid اازْ (āz, “few, scanty”).

Determiner

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az (comparative daha az, superlative en az)

  1. few, little
Declension
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predicative forms of az
present tense
positive,
declarative 		positive,
interrogative 		negative,
declarative 		negative,
interrogative
ben (I am) azım az mıyım? az değilim az değil miyim?
sen (you are) azsın az mısın? az değilsin az değil misin?
o (he/she/it is) az / azdır az mı? az değil az değil mi?
biz (we are) azız az mıyız? az değiliz az değil miyiz?
siz (you are) azsınız az mısınız? az değilsiniz az değil misiniz?
onlar (they are) az(lar) az(lar) mı? az değil(ler) az değiller mi?
past tense
positive,
declarative 		positive,
interrogative 		negative,
declarative 		negative,
interrogative
ben (I was) azdım az mıydım? az değildim az değil miydim?
sen (you were) azdın az mıydın? az değildin az değil miydin?
o (he/she/it was) azdı az mıydı? az değildi az değil miydi?
biz (we were) azdık az mıydık? az değildik az değil miydik?
siz (you were) azdınız az mıydınız? az değildiniz az değil miydiniz?
onlar (they were) azdılar az mıydılar? az değildi(ler) / değillerdi az değil miydiler?
indirect past
positive,
declarative 		positive,
interrogative 		negative,
declarative 		negative,
interrogative
ben (I was) azmışım az mıymışım? az değilmişim az değil miymişim?
sen (you were) azmışsın az mıymışsın? az değilmişsin az değil miymişsin?
o (he/she/it was) azmış az mıymış? az değilmiş az değil miymiş?
biz (we were) azmışız az mıymışız? az değilmişiz az değil miymişiz?
siz (you were) azmışsınız az mıymışsınız? az değilmişsiniz az değil miymişsiniz?
onlar (they were) azmışlar az mıymışlar? az değilmiş(ler) / değillermiş az değil miymişler?
conditional
positive,
declarative 		positive,
interrogative 		negative,
declarative 		negative,
interrogative
ben (if I) azsam az mıysam? az değilsem az değil miysem?
sen (if you) azsan az mıysan? az değilsen az değil miysen?
o (if he/she/it) azsa az mıysa? az değilse az değil miyse?
biz (if we) azsak az mıysak? az değilsek az değil miysek?
siz (if you) azsanız az mıysanız? az değilseniz az değil miyseniz?
onlar (if they) azsalar az mıysalar? az değilseler / değillerse az değil miyseler?
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Adverb

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az

  1. a bit, a little
Antonyms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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az

  1. second-person singular imperative of azmak

Yola

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English as, als(a), alswa, from Old English eallswā.

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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az

  1. as
    • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, line 3:
      an, az wee verilie chote,
      and, as we truly believe,
    • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 12-14:
      az avare ye trad dicke londe yer name waz ee-kent var ee vriene o' livertie, an He fo brake ye neckarès o' zlaves.
      for before your foot pressed the soil, your name was known to us as the friend of liberty, and he who broke the fetters of the slave.
    • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 14-15:
      Mang ourzels——var wee dwytheth an Irelonde az ure generale haime——
      Unto ourselves——for we look on Ireland to be our common country——
    • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 23-24:
      proo'th, y'at wee alane needeth ye giftes o'generale rights, az be displayte bie ee factes o'thie goveremente.
      proves that we alone stood in need of the enjoyment of common privileges, as is demonstrated by the results of your government.
    • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 10-11:
      az Irishmen, an az dwellerès na cosh an loyale o' Baronie Forthe,
      as Irishmen, and as inhabitants, faithful and loyal, of the Barony Forth,

References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 114
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