go deo

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish co dead, from Old Irish co (“until”) + Old Irish dead (“end”) (but the collocation is not attested until Middle Irish).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɡə ˈdʲoː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡə ˈdʲɔː/

Adverb

go deo

1. forever
2. (with negative) never

   Synonym: riamh

Further reading

• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 86
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deo”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN