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idir.

between

4 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

prep/ˈidʲəɾʲ/Munster

  1. between

    idir fhir agus mhná

  2. both (paired with agus (“and”))

    idir chait agus mhadraí

  3. partly...partly..., half...half... (paired with agus (“and”))

    idir bheith ag caint agus chanadh
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish eter, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁enter (“between”). Cognate with Latin inter (“between”) and Sanskrit अ॒न्तर् (antár, “between, within, into”). Compare Scottish Gaelic eadar.

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