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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From cad + i dtaobh, literally “what about?”.
Pronunciation
Adverb
cad ina thaobh
- (Munster) why (interrogative)
- Synonyms: (Ulster) cad chuige, (Connacht) cén fáth, (Connacht) tuige
- Cad ina thaobh go bhfuilir á rá sin? ― Why are you saying that?
Further reading
- Entries containing “cad ina thaobh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cad ina thaobh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall, Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991) “cad ina thaobh”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 33