Literally,“toward what [purpose]?” Cognate withScottish Gaelicciod thuige.
cadchuige(followed by an indirect relative clause)
- (Mayo, Ulster)why?(interrogative)
Cad chuige a bhfuil tú ag gáire?- Why are you laughing?
References
- ^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, page27
- ^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, page239
- ↑3.03.1Ó 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, page81
- ^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
- ^Quiggin, E. C. (1906)A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press,§ 384, page129
- ^Sommerfelt, Alf (1922)The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania[Oslo]: Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 416, page124
- ↑7.07.1Wagner, 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, page192; reprinted1979
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