gach aon darna

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, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 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. (conventional orthography)

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

Further reading

• Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 64.
• "gach" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.