de gheall ar

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ə ˈjal̪ˠ ɛɾʲ/

Preposition

de gheall ar (plus dative, triggers no mutation in general references but lenition in qualified or particularized references)

1. for the sake of
2. disposed to, intending to; (predicated with a form of bí (“to be”)) to want, to like
   • 1906, E. C. Quiggin, A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 53:

     tα: ʃɛ ə jαL erʹ αm ə wiNʹtʹ əs

     [tá sé de gheall ar am a bhaint as]

     he wants to waste time

     (literally, “he is disposed to wasting time”)

     Nʹi:lʹ mʹə ə jαL erʹ

     [níl mé de gheall air]

     I do not like it

     (literally, “I am not disposed to it”)

     Nʹi:lʹ mʹɛ ə jαL erʹ ə ꬶɔLʹ ʃerʹ

     [níl mé de gheall ar a dhul soir]

     I do not want to go over

     (literally, “I am not disposed to going over”)