in aisce

Irish

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠɑʃcɪ/[1]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /əˈn̪ˠasˠkɪː/[2] (as if spelled in ascaí)

Adverb

in aisce

  1. free, free of charge (not requiring any payment)
  2. vain (pointless, futile)

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 46, page 24
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 125, page 48

Further reading
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