Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Conjunction edit

d'fhonn is go

  1. in the hope that, so that
    • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 193:
      Nuair a fuair sé bás, má bhí Máire brónach bhí sí sásta d’fhonn is go mbeadh an captaen óg le pósadh aici.
      When he died, even though Máire was sad, she was satisfied in the hope that the young captain would marry her.

References edit

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 175