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Irish
Pronunciation
Adverb
cén fáth
- (Connacht) why, what for
- Synonyms: (Ulster) cad chuige, (Munster) cad ina thaobh, (Connacht) tuige
References
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cén fáth”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cén fáth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall, Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991) “cén fáth”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm
- Nashimoto, Kuninao (2020) “cén fáth”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス アイルランド語 [Nyūekusupuresu Purasu Airurando-go, New Express Irish] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, pages 17–19