cén fáth

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Irish

Pronunciation

Adverb

cén fáth

  1. (Connacht) why, what for
    Synonyms: (Ulster) cad chuige, (Munster) cad ina thaobh, (Connacht) tuige

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 103

Further reading

  • Entries containing “cén fáth” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • 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
  • Kuninao Nashimoto (2020 March) ニューエクスプレスプラス アイルランド語 (Nyū ekusupuresu purasu Airurando-go) (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, pages 17–19