a thiarcais
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A minced oath for a Thiarna (“oh Lord”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “chiacais”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciarcais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- ^ “thiarcais”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 342, page 117
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tiarcais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN