ar nós

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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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