go fóill

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish co fóill (“slowly and quietly; so far yet”), from Old Irish fóill (“gentle, quiet”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈfˠoːl̠ʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈfˠɔːl̠ʲ/

Adverb

go fóill

1. yet (thus far; continuously up to this point in time; not as of the time referenced)
2. still (up to a time, as in the preceding time)
3. for a while (yet), awhile (yet)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “go fóill”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 85