ar deireadh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • ar deire

Etymology

Literally, “at (the) end”. Compare Scottish Gaelic air dheireadh.

Pronunciation

Phrase

ar deireadh

  1. last (in placement, of space or time), ultimate
    Bhí mé ar deireadh sa rás.
    I was last in the race.
  2. at last, at long last, ultimately
  3. behind, in the rear
  4. behindhand
    Tá sé ar deireadh leis an gcíos.
    He is behindhand with the rent.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with the collocation ar dheireadh plus genitive, which means “at the end of”, for example ar dheireadh na bliana (“at the end of the year”), ar dheireadh an scannáin (“at the end of the movie”).

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References

  1. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 776, page 434
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 491, page 261
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 196

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