mar ea

Irish

FWOTD – 19 April 2018

Alternative forms

mar eadh (superseded)

Etymology

Apparently contracted from mar bha ea (“as it were”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mˠaɾˠ ˈja/ (as if spelled *mar dh’ea)
(Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠɑɾˠ ˈjɛ/ (as if spelled *mar dh’e)[1]

Phrase

mar ea

used to express skepticism or doubt about the accuracy or veracity of a claim
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 194:
  Bhí an aimsir caithte agus nuair a bhí an t-árthach chun cuain a fhágaint ní raibh an máta ábalta ar dhul ar bórd, mar bhí sé breóidhte, mar eadh.
  The time was up, and when the vessel was about to leave the harbor, the mate was not able to go aboard because he was ill, he claimed.
rí mar ea ― a pretended king
— Lá breá atá ann inniu. —Tá mar ea!
—It’s a fine day today. —The hell it is!
Tá mar ea gabhar ar an mbóthar romham.
There is what seems to be a goat on the road before me.

References

Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 189

单词	mar ea
释义	mar ea Irish FWOTD – 19 April 2018 Alternative forms mar eadh (superseded) Etymology Apparently contracted from mar bha ea (“as it were”). Pronunciation IPA^(key): /mˠaɾˠ ˈja/ (as if spelled mar dh’ea) (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠɑɾˠ ˈjɛ/ (as if spelled mar dh’e)[1] Phrase mar ea used to express skepticism or doubt about the accuracy or veracity of a claim 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 194: Bhí an aimsir caithte agus nuair a bhí an t-árthach chun cuain a fhágaint ní raibh an máta ábalta ar dhul ar bórd, mar bhí sé breóidhte, mar eadh. The time was up, and when the vessel was about to leave the harbor, the mate was not able to go aboard because he was ill, he claimed. rí mar ea ― a pretended king — Lá breá atá ann inniu. —Tá mar ea! —It’s a fine day today. —The hell it is! Tá mar ea* gabhar ar an mbóthar romham.* There is what seems to be a goat on the road before me. References Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 189 Further reading Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “mar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
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mar ea

Irish

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Etymology

Pronunciation

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