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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From early modern caidhe, from Old Irish cote (“what is the nature of? of what kind is?”). Compare Scottish Gaelic dè, gu dè.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
cad é (followed by the direct relative particle a in a clause with a finite verb)
- (Ulster) what?
Cad é an t-am é?- What time is it?
Cad é a fuair tú?- What did you find?
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References
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cote”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ E. G. Quin (1966) “Irish Cote”, in Ériu, volume xx, →JSTOR, pages 140–150
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