ar chor ar bith
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ə ˌxɞɾˠ əˈbʲi/[1]
Adverb
Synonyms
Determiner
- any at all (used in negatives and questions)
- An bhfuil airgead ar chor ar bith agat?
- Do you have any money at all?
- Níl páistí ar chor ar bith agam.
- I do not have any children at all.
Usage notes
As both an adverb and a determiner, this term is synonymous to but stronger than ar bith.
Synonyms
References
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 161
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “cor”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 247; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ar chor ar bith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN