amhlaidh
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See also: Amhlaidh
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish amlaid, from Old Irish samlaid (“thus, so”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɑ̃ũl̪ˠɪɟ/[2]
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈɑvl̪ˠə/, /ˈɑul̪ˠə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈãulˠi/, /ˈãul̪ˠi/[3]
Adverb[edit]
amhlaidh
- thus, so
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 13:
- is avl̄ə tā šē.
- [Is amhlaidh atá sé.]
- That’s how it is.
- (literally, “’Tis thus that it is.”)
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 13:
- ȷerĭm gə wil šē avl̄ə.
- [Deirim go bhfuil sé amhlaidh.]
- I say that it’s like that.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 13:
- ȷ ētəx šin ə ve avl̄ə.
- [D’fhéadfadh sin a bheith amhlaidh.]
- That could be true; that could be that way
Particle[edit]
amhlaidh
- (used to emphasise a verb)
- Is amhlaidh a rinne sé airgead mór.
- The fact is, he made mint.
- Is amhlaidh a bhrisfeas tú an chathaoir mar sin.
- You're really going to break the chair like that.
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 amlaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 68
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 57
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aṁlaiḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 26
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amhlaidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN