Irish

Alternative forms

• ar éigin

Adverb

ar éigean

1. barely, scarcely, only just, with difficulty

   Tá sé beo ar éigean.‎

   He is barely alive.

2. scarcely (probably not; certainly not)

   An dtiocfaidh sé? —Is ar éigean é.‎

   Will he come? —Scarcely.

Derived terms

• ar ais nó ar éigean ‎(“willy nilly”)

Synonyms

• (probably not; certainly not): ní móide