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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish erriu, erro and forru.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
orthu (emphatic orthusan)
- third-person plural of ar: on them
References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 94
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume I, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 196
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 299
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 98