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