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mar.

because

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

conj/ˈmˠɑɾˠ/stressed/ˈmˠaɾˠ/stressed, unstressed/ˈmˠəɾˠ/stressed
  1. because

  2. as

    Fan mar atá tú.
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish immar.

prep/ˈmˠɑɾˠ/stressed/ˈmˠaɾˠ/stressed, unstressed/ˈmˠəɾˠ/stressed
  1. like

    triggers-lenition · with-dative
  2. as

    triggers-lenition · with-dative
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish immar.

adv/ˈmˠɑɾˠ/stressed/ˈmˠaɾˠ/stressed, unstressed/ˈmˠəɾˠ/stressed
  1. where (relative, not interrogative, followed by indirect relative)

    Fan mar a bhfuil tú.
Where this word comes from

Possibly from Middle Irish i mbaile (“where”) from Old Irish baile (“place”) or fail (“place, where”), influenced by mar (“as, like”) or with dissimilation in forms like early modern a mbail a bhfuil, bhal a bhfuil, cognate with Scottish Gaelic far (“where”).

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