ar scáth
Irish
Etymology
Literally, “on (the) shadow (of)”
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɛɾʲˈsˠkɑːh/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ɛɾʲˈsˠkɑː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɛɾʲˈsˠkaː/
Preposition
ar scáth (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)
- shaded from, sheltered from
- under the guise of
- for the sake of
- Is ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine. (proverb)
- People (must be able to) live together; no man is an island; one hand washes the other
- (literally, “It is for the sake of each other that people live.”)
Derived terms
- ar scáth a (“for all…”)