ar éigean

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Irish

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Etymology

From the Old Irish prepositional phrase ar éicin (under compulsion), from ar (on account of) + éicin (necessity, dat. sg.).

Adverb

ar éigean

  1. barely, scarcely, only just, with difficulty
    Tá sé beo ar éigean.
    He is barely alive.
  2. scarcely (probably not; certainly not)
    An dtiocfaidh sé? —Is ar éigean é.
    Will he come? —Scarcely.

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