"ar éigean" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Irish]

Etymology: From the Old Irish prepositional phrase ar éicin (“under compulsion”), from ar (“on account of”) + éicin (“necessity”, dat. sg.). Etymology templates: {{m|sga|ar éicin|t=under compulsion}} ar éicin (“under compulsion”), {{m|sga|ar|t=on account of}} ar (“on account of”), {{m|sga|éicen|éicin|pos=dat. sg.|t=necessity}} éicin (“necessity”, dat. sg.) Head templates: {{head|ga|adverb|cat2=|head=}} ar éigean, {{ga-adv}} ar éigean
  1. barely, scarcely, only just, with difficulty
    Sense id: en-ar_éigean-ga-adv-1sQI~084 Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 74 26
  2. scarcely (probably not; certainly not) Synonyms (probably not, certainly not): ní móide
    Sense id: en-ar_éigean-ga-adv-whPr8q8Q Disambiguation of 'probably not, certainly not': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ar éigin Derived forms: ar ais nó ar éigean (english: willy nilly)

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the Old Irish prepositional phrase ar éicin (“under compulsion”), from ar (“on account of”) + éicin (“necessity”, dat. sg.).",
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    }
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  "pos": "adv",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
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        {
          "english": "He is barely alive.",
          "text": "Tá sé beo ar éigean.",
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          "just",
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          "difficulty",
          "difficulty"
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        {
          "english": "Will he come? —Scarcely.",
          "text": "An dtiocfaidh sé? —Is ar éigean é.",
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        }
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        "scarcely (probably not; certainly not)"
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          "sense": "probably not, certainly not",
          "word": "ní móide"
        }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ar éigin"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Irish prepositional phrases"
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      "word": "ar ais nó ar éigean"
    }
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      "name": "m"
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      "name": "m"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "éicin (“necessity”, dat. sg.)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
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  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "ga",
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        "head": ""
      },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ar éigean",
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    }
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  "pos": "adv",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "He is barely alive.",
          "text": "Tá sé beo ar éigean.",
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        }
      ],
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        "barely, scarcely, only just, with difficulty"
      ],
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          "barely",
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        [
          "scarcely",
          "scarcely"
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          "only",
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        [
          "just",
          "just"
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        [
          "difficulty",
          "difficulty"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Irish terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Will he come? —Scarcely.",
          "text": "An dtiocfaidh sé? —Is ar éigean é.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "scarcely (probably not; certainly not)"
      ],
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    {
      "sense": "probably not, certainly not",
      "word": "ní móide"
    },
    {
      "word": "ar éigin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ar éigean"
}

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