ar n-ais

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɛɾʲˈn̪ˠaʃ/, /ɛɾʲəˈn̪ˠaʃ/

Adverb

ar n-ais

1. Munster form of ar ais (“back”)
   • 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 197:

     Táim-se ag fágaint an tighe seo, agus ní móide go dtiocfainn ar n‑ais go deó.

     I’m leaving this house, and it’s not probable that I would ever come back.