ar bith

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “on (the) world”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɾʲˈbʲɪ(h)/, /əˈbʲɪ(h)/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɛɾʲˈbʲɪç/

Adverb

ar bith

1. at all

Derived terms

• ar chaoi ar bith
• ar chor ar bith
• ar chuma ar bith

Determiner

ar bith

1. any…at all (used in negatives and questions)

   An bhfuil airgead ar bith agat?

   Do you have any money at all?

   Níl páistí ar bith agam.

   I do not have any children at all.

   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 43:

     ə wān̄ tū n balə šin? ńī āĭm balə ŕ bi.

     [An bhfaigheann tú an baladh sin? Ní fhaighim baladh ar bith.]

     Do you get that smell? I don’t get any smell at all.