ar scáth

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “on (the) shadow (of)”

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ɛɾʲˈsˠkɑːh/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɛɾʲˈsˠkɑː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɛɾʲˈsˠkaː/

Preposition

ar scáth (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

shaded from, sheltered from
under the guise of
for the sake of
Is ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine. (proverb)
People (must be able to) live together; no man is an island; one hand washes the other
(literally, “It is for the sake of each other that people live.”)

Derived terms

ar scáth a (“for all…”)

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