ar scáth

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “on (the) shadow (of)”

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɛɾʲˈsˠkɑːh/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ɛɾʲˈsˠkɑː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɛɾʲˈsˠkaː/

Preposition

ar scáth (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

  1. shaded from, sheltered from
  2. under the guise of
  3. for the sake of
    Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireas na daoine. (proverb)
    People (must be able to) live together; no man is an island; one hand washes the other
    (literally, “It is for the sake of each other that people live.”)

Derived terms

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