in aisce

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Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈn̪ˠɑʃcɪ/^[1]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /əˈn̪ˠasˠkɪː/^[2] (as if spelled in ascaí)

Adverb

free, free of charge (not requiring any payment)
vain (pointless, futile)

References

^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 46, page 24
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 125, page 48

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aisce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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