a thiarcais

Irish

Etymology

A minced oath for a Thiarna (“oh Lord”).

Interjection

a thiarcais

my goodness, good heavens

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “tiarcais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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