cad chuige

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “toward what [purpose]?” Cognate with Scottish Gaelic ciod thuige.

Pronunciation

Adverb

cad chuige (followed by an indirect relative clause)

  1. (Mayo, Ulster) why? (interrogative)
    Cad chuige a bhfuil tú ag gáire?
    Why are you laughing?

Synonyms

References

References
  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 307, page 154
  2. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974), The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 256, page 27
  3. ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979), Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 239
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925), Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎[1] (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 187, page 81
  5. ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974), A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast
  6. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 384, page 129
  7. ^ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922), The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania [Oslo]: Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 416, page 124
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Wagner, Heinrich (1959), Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 501, page 192; reprinted 1979

Further reading

  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “cad chuige”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cad chuige”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall; Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991), “cad chuige”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm
  • Nashimoto, Kuninao (2020), “cad chuige”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス アイルランド語 [Nyūekusupuresu Purasu Airurando-go, New Express Irish] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, pages 17–19
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