"murach" meaning in Irish

See murach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ˈmˠɑ(ː)ɾˠəx/ Forms: meireach [alternative]
Etymology: Univerbation of mura mbeadh. Etymology templates: {{univ|ga|mura mbeadh}} Univerbation of mura mbeadh Head templates: {{head|ga|conjunction}} murach
  1. but for, if not for, were it not for
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "mura mbeadh"
      },
      "expansion": "Univerbation of mura mbeadh",
      "name": "univ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Univerbation of mura mbeadh.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "meireach",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "conjunction"
      },
      "expansion": "murach",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish univerbations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "were it not for the rain",
          "text": "murach an bháisteach",
          "translation": "were it not for the rain",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "had it not been for him",
          "text": "murach eisean",
          "translation": "had it not been for him",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "only that I recognize them",
          "text": "murach go n-aithním iad",
          "translation": "only that I recognize them",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "english": "But for you I would be done for.",
          "text": "Bheinn réidh murach thusa.",
          "translation": "But for you I would be done for.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "but for, if not for, were it not for"
      ],
      "id": "en-murach-ga-conj-cZBeGkb2",
      "links": [
        [
          "but for",
          "but for"
        ],
        [
          "if",
          "if"
        ],
        [
          "not",
          "not"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ],
        [
          "were",
          "were"
        ],
        [
          "it",
          "it"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmˠɑ(ː)ɾˠəx/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "murach"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "mura mbeadh"
      },
      "expansion": "Univerbation of mura mbeadh",
      "name": "univ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Univerbation of mura mbeadh.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "meireach",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "conjunction"
      },
      "expansion": "murach",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish conjunctions",
        "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish terms with usage examples",
        "Irish univerbations",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "were it not for the rain",
          "text": "murach an bháisteach",
          "translation": "were it not for the rain",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "had it not been for him",
          "text": "murach eisean",
          "translation": "had it not been for him",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "only that I recognize them",
          "text": "murach go n-aithním iad",
          "translation": "only that I recognize them",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "english": "But for you I would be done for.",
          "text": "Bheinn réidh murach thusa.",
          "translation": "But for you I would be done for.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "but for, if not for, were it not for"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "but for",
          "but for"
        ],
        [
          "if",
          "if"
        ],
        [
          "not",
          "not"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ],
        [
          "were",
          "were"
        ],
        [
          "it",
          "it"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmˠɑ(ː)ɾˠəx/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "murach"
}

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