ar nós

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /əɾˠˈn̪ˠõːsˠ/[1]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /əɾˠˈn̪ˠuːsˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /əɾˠˈn̪ˠõːsˠ/[2]

Preposition

ar nós (plus genitive or possessive determiner, triggers no mutation)

à la, in the style or manner of, like

Inflection

Inflection of ar nós

Person	Normal	Emphatic
1st person sing.	ar mo nós	ar mo nós-sa
2d person sing.	ar do nós	ar do nós-sa
3d sing. masc.	ar a nós	ar a nós-san
3d sing. fem.	ar a nós	ar a nós-sa
1st person pl.	ar ár nós	ar ár nósna
2d person pl.	ar bhur nós	ar bhur nós-sa
3d person pl.	ar a nós	ar a nós-san

Synonyms

Derived terms

ar nós cuma/chuma liom (“indifferent”)
ar nós dá (“as though”)
ar nós go (“so that”)
ar nós mar (“as though”)

References

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 17

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nós”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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