d'aon toisc

Irish

Alternative forms

  • d'aontoisc
  • d'aontoisg, d'aon toisg (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish d'óen toisc (literally “of one need, of one wish”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ə ˈjeːn̪ˠ ˈt̪ˠɔʃc/, [ə ˈjɛən̪ˠ ˈt̪ˠɔʃc][3]

Phrase

d’aon toisc

  1. on purpose, purposely
  2. advisedly

Synonyms

  • (on purpose, purposely): d'aon ghnó, d'aon turas
  • (advisedly): d'aon ghnó

References

  1. ^ “d'aon toisc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “d'aon toisc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 483, page 154

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