a thiarcais

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

A minced oath for a Thiarna (“oh Lord”).

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /(a)ˈçiəkæʃ/[4] (as if spelled a chiacáis)

Interjection

a thiarcais

  1. my goodness, good heavens

References

  1. ^ “chiacais”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ciarcais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  3. ^ “thiarcais”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 342, page 117

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