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Irish
Etymology
Literally, “on (the) shadow (of)”
Pronunciation
Preposition
ar scáth (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)
- shaded from, sheltered from
- under the guise of
- for the sake of
Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireas 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.”)
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