gach aon darna

Irish

Alternative forms

• chaon darna

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /xeːn ˈd̪ˠɑːɾˠnə/ (corresponding to the form chaon darna)

Determiner

gach aon darna

1. Alternative form of gach dara (“every second, every other”)
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect], volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 64:

     caiən̄ n̥ doxtūŕ eǵə x ēn dārnə l̄ā fiəxń̥c, ḱē mar tā šē cȧxt eǵə hēn.

     [Téann an dochtúir chuige gach aon darna lá ag fiachaint cé mar tá sé teacht aige féin.]

     The doctor visits him every other day to see how he is getting along.

Further reading

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