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Irish
Etymology
Literally, “toward what ?” Cognate with Scottish Gaelic ciod thuige.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈt̪ˠiɟə/, /kəˈt̪ˠɨɟə/, /ɡəˈt̪ˠiɟə/; /kəˈt̪ˠiː(j)ə/; /ɡəˈt̪ˠiː(ə)/
Adverb
cad chuige (followed by an indirect relative clause)
- (Mayo, Ulster) why? (interrogative)
Cad chuige a bhfuil tú ag gáire?- Why are you laughing?
Synonyms
References
References
- ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 256, page 27
- ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 239
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt (in Irish), Béal Feirste : Brún agus Ó Nualláin , section 187, page 81
- ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974) A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 384, page 129
- ^ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922) The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania : Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 416, page 124
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 501, page 192; reprinted 1979
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cad chuige”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cad chuige”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall, Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991) “cad chuige”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm
- Nashimoto, Kuninao (2020) “cad chuige”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス アイルランド語 (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, pages 17–19