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

   Is ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann 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

• ar scáth a (“for all…”)