gach aon darna

Irish

Alternative forms

chaon darna

Pronunciation

(Aran) IPA^(key): /xeːn ˈd̪ˠɑːɾˠnə/[1] (corresponding to the form chaon darna)

Determiner

gach aon darna

Alternative form of gach dara (“every second, every other”)
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 64:
  caiən̄ n̥ doxtūŕ eǵə x ēn dārnə l̄ā fiəxń̥c, ḱē mar tā šē cȧxt eǵə hēn.
  [Téann an dochtúir chuige gach aon darna lá ag fiachaint cé mar tá sé teacht aige féin.]
  The doctor visits him every other day to see how he is getting along.

References

Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 64

Further reading

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

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