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Scottish Gaelic
Phrase
bha siud ann uaireigin
- (used at the beginnings of fairytales) once upon a time
Bha siud ann uaireigin duine a bha...- Once upon a time there was a man who was...
- (literally, “Once there was a man who was...”)
Usage notes
- Often siud is replaced by the person, animal, thing etc that "there once was":
- Bha boireannach ann uaireigin leis an robh... ― Once upon a time there was a woman who had... (literally, “Once there was a woman who had...”)
- Bha starrag ann uaireigin a bha... ― Once upon a time there was a crow who was... (literally, “Once there was a crow who was...”)