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ach.

but

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

conj/ɑx/Aran, Munster/ax/Cois-Fharraige[aːx]Cois-Fharraige/ax/Mayo

  1. but

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish acht (“but, except”), from Proto-Celtic *extos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs.

prep/ɑx/Aran, Munster/ax/Cois-Fharraige[aːx]Cois-Fharraige/ax/Mayo

  1. except, but

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Where this word comes from

From Old Irish acht (“but, except”), from Proto-Celtic *extos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs.

adv/ɑx/Aran, Munster/ax/Cois-Fharraige[aːx]Cois-Fharraige/ax/Mayo

  1. but, only, merely

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish acht (“but, except”), from Proto-Celtic *extos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs.

intj/ɑx/Aran, Munster/ax/Cois-Fharraige[aːx]Cois-Fharraige/ax/Mayo

  1. ah! och! ugh!

Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

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