a chéile
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈçeːlʲə/
Usage notes
After a preposition ending in a vowel, the preposition and the a may contract in the usual way for a (“his”), or the a may be deleted (though its lenition effect on chéile remains):
- lena chéile or le chéile ― with each other
- óna chéile or ó chéile ― from each other
Derived terms
- as éadan a chéile
- le chéile
- trína chéile
References
- "a" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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