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son

noun

LanguageIrish

Meaning
  1. only used in ar son
  2. sake
  3. A noun used primarily in the phrase 'ar son', which means 'for the sake of'.
Examples

Rinne sé é ar son a mháthar.

He did it for the sake of his mother.

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis word is almost exclusively found in the prepositional phrase 'ar son'.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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