dar1, prep. (In asseverations) By. ~ Dia! By God! (Euphemistically) ~ fia! ~ lia! ~ fiagaí! ~ fia is fiolar! By Jove! ~ príosta! ~ prísce! ~ an gCách! By the holy! ~ an leabhar! By the book! Upon my faith! ~ m’anam! Upon my soul! ~ m’fhocal! ~ mo bhriathar! ~ m’uacht! Upon my word! ~ an Lámh Dhia! By the Holy Hand! ~ an lá beannaithe! By the blessed day! ~ Crom! ~ Duach! By Crom! By Duach! ~ m’fhallaing! By my cloak! ~ go deimhin! Indeed! ~ seo is siúd! By this and that!
dar2, defective vb. (With le) It seems, seemed, would seem (to). 1. (Succeeding clause) Tá do dhóthain agat, ~ liom, you have enough, it seems to me. B’achrannach an cheist í, ~ leis, it was an intricate question, he thought. Rachadh sé le leas na tíre, ~ leo, it would benefit the country, in their opinion. Dhéanfadh sé cúis, ~ leat, it should suffice, one would think. Bíodh do bharúil féin agat ach tá an ceart aige, ~ liomsa, you may hold your own opinion, but I think he is right. Is é rí na bhfear é, ~ leis féin, he is a prince among men, in his own estimation. Bhí a oiread againn, ~ linn, agus a riarfadh ár gcás, we had enough, we thought, to provide for us in the circumstances. Ní mar sin a tharla, ~ leis na heolaithe, ach mar seo, it did not happen like that, according to the experts, but like this. 2. (Preceding clause) ~ liom, is maith sin, methinks, that is good. Agus, ~ leis féin, a ábhar aige, and, in his own opinion, he has, had, good reason for it. ~ liom, a dhiúlaigh, beidh aithreachas ort as seo, thought I, my boyo, you will regret this. ~ liom féin, is fearr dom labhairt leis, I thought to myself I had better speak to him. ~ leat sin! One would think so! 3. (Followed by go, gur, nach, nár) ~ liom go bhfuil an ceart agat, it seems to me that you are right. ~ leis nach raibh aird acu air, he thought they were not paying attention to him. ~ leat ar a dhreach nach bhfuil an tsláinte aige, his appearance would suggest that he is not in good health. ~ le m’athair gur mhaith mar a rinneamar é, my father thought we acted properly in the matter.
dar3, compound of prep. do or de and indirect rel. form ar of copula. (Lenites in past tense; becomes darb before vowel in pres. tense, darbh before vowel or fh followed by vowel in past tense). 1. For whom (is). An té ~ dual an mí-ádh, he who is unfortunate by nature. An fear ~ mhiste é, the man to whom it mattered. Bean ~b, ~bh, ainm Deirdre, a woman whose name is, was, Deirdre. 2. Cé ~ díobh thú? From whom are you descended? What is your (family) name?