cibé ar bith

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “whoever/whatever at all”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cɛbʲeɾʲˈbʲiç/[1]

Pronoun

cibé ar bith

  1. whoever (emphatic)
  2. whatever (emphatic)

Usage notes

  • May be followed by another pronoun, e.g. cibé ar bith cé (“whoever”), cibé ar bith cá (“wherever”).

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 202
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