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7. After words expressing comparison with, likeness to, severance from, union with, peace with, war with, expectation of.
| Tá sé ċoṁ árd liom. | He is as tall as I. |
| Tá sé cosṁail leat. | He is like you. |
| Do sgar sé leo. | He separated from them. |
9. In following phrases:—
| le h‑aġaiḋ, for (use of), | le cois, near, beside. |
| le h‑uċt, with a view to. | láiṁ le, near. |
| le h‑ais, beside. | mar aon le, along with |
| le fánaiḋ, downward. | taoḃ le, beside. |
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MAR, LIKE TO, AS.
1. Literal use: as, like to.
| mar sin, thus | agus mar sin de, and so on. |
| Do ġlac sé mar ċéile í. | He took her for a spouse. |
| fá mar aduḃairt sé, | (according) as he said. |
2. Before relative particle a, it is equivalent to as, how, where, &c.
- an áit mar a raiḃ sé, the place where he was.
3. For an idiomatic use of mar, see par. 353.[W 1]
- ↑ Presumably a typo, as there is nothing about mar at par. 353.
