in aisce

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠɑʃcɪ/[1]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠasˠkɪː/[2] (as if spelled in ascaí)

Adverb

in aisce

  1. free, free of charge (not requiring any payment)
  2. vain (pointless, futile)

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, § 46, page 24
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 125, page 48

Further reading

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