cad ina thaobh
Irish
Alternative forms
- cad 'na thaobh
Etymology
From cad + i dtaobh, literally “what about?”.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˌkɑn̪ˠəˈheːvˠ/, /ˌkɑn̪ˠəˈxeːvˠ/
Adverb
cad ina thaobh
- (Munster) why (interrogative)
- Synonyms: (Ulster) cad chuige, (Connacht) cén fáth, (Connacht) tuige
- Cad ina thaobh go bhfuil tú á rá sin? ― Why are you saying that?
Further reading
- Entries containing “cad ina thaobh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cad ina thaobh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- "cad ina thaobh" in An Foclóir Beag, An Gúm, 1991, by Ó Dónaill and Ua Maoileoin.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 33