ar nós cuma liom

Irish

Alternative forms

ar nós chuma liom

Etymology

From ar nós (“in the style of”) +‎ is cuma liom (“I don't care”)

Phrase

ar nós cuma liom

indifferent, apathetic, lackadaisical, negligent, nonchalant (predicative only)
Tá sí ar nós cuma liom faoina post.
She is indifferent about her job.
indifferently, apathetically, negligently, nonchalantly
D'fhreagair sé ar nós cuma liom.
He answered indifferently.
carelessly, casually, perfunctorily

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “nós”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuma”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.