go héag

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “till death”

Pronunciation

• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈheːɡ/

Adverb

go héag

1. to the death
2. forever, always

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “éag”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 275
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 93
• “go héag”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “go héag”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN