aréir
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish irráir (“the time before the dawn”) (compare Scottish Gaelic a-raoir, Manx riyr).
Derived terms
- arú aréir (“night before last”)
Derived terms
- brachán ó aréir m (“cold comfort”)
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 64
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aréir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “irráir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “aréir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “aréir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 44
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