as ucht

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “out of the bosom of”.

Pronunciation

Preposition

as ucht (plus genitive or possessive determiner, triggers no mutation)

  1. for the sake of, on account of, on behalf of, in return for

Inflection

Inflection of as ucht
Person: simple emphatic
singular first as m’ucht as m’uchtsa
second as d’ucht as d’uchtsa
third m as a ucht as a uchtsan
f as a hucht as a huchtsa
plural first as ár n-ucht as ár n-uchtna
second as bhur n-ucht as bhur n-uchtsa
third as a n-ucht as a n-uchtsan

Derived terms

  • as ucht Dé (“for God’s sake, for goodness’ sake”)

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 206
  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 415, page 229
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 198
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