"ar éigean" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Irish]

Forms: ar éigin [alternative]
Etymology: From the Old Irish prepositional phrase ar éicin (“under compulsion”), from ar (“on account of”) + 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
  2. scarcely (probably not; certainly not) Synonyms (probably not, certainly not): ní móide
    Sense id: en-ar_éigean-ga-adv-whPr8q8Q Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'probably not, certainly not': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ar ais nó ar éigean (english: willy nilly)
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ar éigin",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "ga",
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        "cat2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ar éigean",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He is barely alive.",
          "text": "Tá sé beo ar éigean.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "barely, scarcely, only just, with difficulty"
      ],
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      "links": [
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        ],
        [
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          "scarcely"
        ],
        [
          "only",
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        ],
        [
          "just",
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        ],
        [
          "difficulty",
          "difficulty"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
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          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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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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      ],
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          "sense": "probably not, certainly not",
          "word": "ní móide"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ar éigean"
}
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    "Irish lemmas",
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    "Irish prepositional phrases",
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  ],
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      "english": "willy nilly",
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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        "cat2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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    },
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    }
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "He is barely alive.",
          "text": "Tá sé beo ar éigean.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "barely, scarcely, only just, with difficulty"
      ],
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          "barely",
          "barely"
        ],
        [
          "scarcely",
          "scarcely"
        ],
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          "only",
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        ],
        [
          "just",
          "just"
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        [
          "difficulty",
          "difficulty"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        }
      ],
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        "scarcely (probably not; certainly not)"
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          "scarcely"
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "sense": "probably not, certainly not",
      "word": "ní móide"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ar éigean"
}

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