cad chuige

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “toward what [purpose]?” Cognate with Scottish Gaelic ciod thuige.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈt̪ˠiɟə/[1], /kəˈt̪ˠɨɟə/[2][3], /ɡəˈt̪ˠiɟə/[4]; /kəˈt̪ˠiː(j)ə/[5][3][6][7]; /ɡəˈt̪ˠiː(ə)/[7]

Adverb

cad chuige (followed by an indirect relative clause)

  1. (Mayo, Ulster) why? (interrogative)
    Cad chuige a bhfuil tú ag gáire?
    Why are you laughing?

Synonyms

References

References
  1. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 256, page 27
  2. ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 239
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎[1] (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 187, page 81
  4. ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974) A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 384, page 129
  6. ^ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922) The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania [Oslo]: Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 416, page 124
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 501, page 192; reprinted 1979

Further reading

  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cad chuige”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cad chuige”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall, Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991) “cad chuige”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm
  • Nashimoto, Kuninao (2020) “cad chuige”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス アイルランド語 [Nyūekusupuresu Purasu Airurando-go, New Express Irish] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, pages 17–19
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