murach

murach

See also: múrach, Múrach, Murach, and můrách

Irish

Alternative forms

  • meireach

Etymology

Univerbation of mura mbeadh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmˠɑ(ː)ɾˠəx/[1]

Conjunction

murach

  1. but for, if not for, were it not for
    murach an bháisteach ― were it not for the rain
    murach eisean ― had it not been for him
    murach go n-aithním iad ― only that I recognize them
    Bheinn réidh murach thusa.
    But for you I would be done for.

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 190

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “murach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmu.rax/
  • Rhymes: -urax
  • Syllabification: mu‧rach

Noun

murach

  1. locative plural of mur
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