ar a fhad

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “on its length”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əɾʲˈad̪ˠ/[1]

Adverb

lengthwise, lengthways
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 101:
  ər høš tū n krān̄. høš mē əŕ ad ē.
  [Ar thomhais tú an crann? Thomhais mé ar a fhad é.]
  Did you measure the mast? I measured it lengthwise.

Usage notes

The possessive article agrees with whatever is being described, thus ar a fad of something feminine and ar a bhfad of plural items.

References

Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 101

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ar a fhad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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