arsan

See also: Arsan

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

arsan

  1. optional contraction of arsa + an (“says the, said the”)

Quotations

  • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 194:
    « Is dóigh liom ná fuil », arsan captaen. « Cad é an geall a chuirfeá leis ? », arsan máta.
    “I suppose not,” said the captain. “What do you want to bet?” said the mate.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 189
  2. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 140, page 33
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 200
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