tar éis

See also: taréis

Irish

Alternative forms

thar éis (Cois Fharraige)
ar éis, dar éis, in éis

Etymology

From Old Irish tar éis, dar éisi etc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪ˠaɾˠ ˈeːʃ/
(Munster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠɾˠeːʃ/[1]

Preposition

tar éis (plus genitive or possessive determiner, triggers no mutation)

after, past
leathuair tar éis a dó ― half past two

tar m’éis ― after me

tar éis na scoile ― after school

Inflection

Inflection of tar éis

Person	Normal	Emphatic
1st person sing.	tar m’éis	tar m’éis-se
2d person sing.	tar d’éis	tar d’éis-se
3d sing. masc.	tar a éis	tar a éis-sean
3d sing. fem.	tar a héis	tar a héis-se
1st person pl.	tar ár n-éis	tar ár n-éisne
2d person pl.	tar bhur n-éis	tar bhur n-éis-se
3d person pl.	tar a n-éis	tar a n-éis-sean

Synonyms

i ndiaidh

References

Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 40

Further reading

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

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