ar feadh

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɛɾʲˈfʲaɡ/, (before an) /ɛɾʲˈfʲa/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɛɾʲˈfʲa/

  (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ɛɾʲˈfʲæ/

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɛɾʲˈfʲɨ̞ɡ/

Preposition

ar feadh (plus genitive or possessive determiner, triggers no mutation)

1. for (over a period of time)

   ar feadh trí lá ― for three days

   ar feadh tamaill, ar feadh píosa ― for a while

2. during

   ar feadh an lae ― during the day

Inflection

For semantic reasons, only third-person possessive determiners are found with this preposition:

• ar a fheadh (“for/during it m”)
• ar a feadh (“for/during it f”)
• ar a bhfeadh (“for/during them”)

Synonyms

• i rith