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Irish
Etymology
Literally, “on its length”
Pronunciation
Adverb
ar a fhad
- lengthwise, lengthways
1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 101:ər høš tū n krān̄. høš mē əŕ ad ē.- [Ar thomhais tú an crann? Thomhais mé ar a fhad é.]
- Did you measure the mast? I measured it lengthwise.
Usage notes
The possessive article agrees with whatever is being described, thus ar a fad of something feminine and ar a bhfad of plural items.
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