dóbair
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the past tense d'fhóbair of fóbair (“to attack, approach, attempt”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
dóbair
- almost (in the past tense); it almost happened
- Dóbair dom é a bhriseadh.
- I almost broke it.
- Dóbair gur bhris mé é.
- I almost broke it.
- Ba dhóbair dom é a bhriseadh.
- I almost broke it.
- Ba dhóbair gur bhris mé é.
- I almost broke it.
Usage notes[edit]
Followed by do (“to”) plus the subject plus a verbal noun or by a clause introduced by go (“that”); see usage examples above. Also appears after ba (past copula) as ba dhóbair as if it were a noun.
References[edit]
- ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dóbair”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 249
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 28
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fúabair, fóbair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dóbair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN