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cad chuige

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Irish

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Etymology

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Literally, toward what [purpose]? Cognate with Scottish Gaelic ciod thuige.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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cad chuige (followed by an indirect relative clause)

  1. (Mayo, Ulster) why? (interrogative)
    Cad chuige a bhfuil tú ag gáire?
    Why are you laughing?

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References

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Further reading

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  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cad chuige”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cad chuige”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall, Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991) “cad chuige”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm
  • Nashimoto, Kuninao (2020) “cad chuige”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス アイルランド語 [Nyūekusupuresu Purasu Airurando-go, New Express Irish] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, pages 17–19