de réir dealraimh

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “according to appearance”

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /dʲeːɾˠˈdʲɑːɾˠəvʲ/[1] (with dissimilatory loss of the first r)

Phrase

de réir dealraimh

  1. apparently, evidently, ostensibly, presumably, purportedly, reputedly, seemingly
    Synonyms: de réir cosúlachta, de réir cuma

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 291, page 147

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “deallraṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 316; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dealramh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “de réir dealraimh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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