different between arr vs agh

English

Etymology 1

Noun

arr

1. Abbreviation of arrival.

Etymology 2

Possibly from aye.

The pirate-imitation form was derived from the West Country dialect after its use by West Country-born actor Robert Newton (1905–1956) in the films Treasure Island (1950) and Blackbeard the Pirate (1952)—and the former’s spin-off media—in which he played, respectively, the fictional pirate Long John Silver and the historical pirate Edward “Blackbeard” Teach (c.?1680 – 1718; also a West Country native).

Alternative forms

• ar

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: är, IPA^(key): /??(?)/
• Rhymes: -??(?)

Interjection

arr

1. (Britain, West Country, West Midlands, Yorkshire) Yes.
2. Used stereotypically in imitation of pirates.

Derived terms

• oo arr

Verb

arr (third-person singular simple present arrs, present participle arring, simple past and past participle arred)

1. (rare) To say “arr” like a pirate.
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     Pirates become a running joke between us. When she was a sophomore, I once served her artichokes, arugula, and arroz con pollo for dinner, and we "arred" our way through the entire meal.

Synonyms

• (yes): ay, aye, ya, yea, yeah, yep, yes, see also Thesaurus:yes
• (pirate): yarr

References

See also

• ahoy
• avast
• ay
• be
• booty
• doubloon
• hearty (noun)
• Jolly Roger
• matey
• me (Etymology 2)
• parlay
• peg-leg
• piece of eight
• shiver
• them (determiner)
• Category:en:Nautical
• See also Thesaurus:pirate

Anagrams

• RAR, rar

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ærr, ørr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r?/

Noun

arr n (definite singular arret, indefinite plural arr, definite plural arra or arrene)

1. a scar

Derived terms

• arrdelfin

References

• “arr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ær

Etymology

From Old Norse ærr, ørr.

Noun

arr n (definite singular arret, indefinite plural arr, definite plural arra)

1. a scar

Derived terms

• arrdelfin

References

• “arr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Clipping of arrangemang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ar?/

Noun

arr n

1. (music, colloquial) musical arrangement

Declension

Related terms

• arra

References

• arr in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Tarao

Noun

arr

1. Alternative form of arte (chicken).

References

• 2001, Encyclopaedia of northeast India, volume 3 ?ISBN, page 230

English

Interjection

agh

1. An exclamation of mild horror, disgust or frustration

Anagrams

• HGA, Hag., gah, gha, hag

Cornish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [æ?x]

Noun

agh f (plural ahow)

1. race, ethnicity

   Synonym: hil

Interjection

agh!

1. oh!
2. fie!

   Synonym: fi!

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ag (“bullock, cow, ox”).

Noun

agh f or m (genitive singular aighe, nominative plural agha)

1. (literary) cow, ox

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Further reading

• "agh" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “a?” in Foclóir Gae?ilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “ag”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Manx

Etymology 1

From Old Irish acht (“but, except”), from Proto-Celtic *extos, from Proto-Indo-European *e??s.

Conjunction

agh

1. but

2. albeit
3. only

4. less
5. except

Etymology 2

From Old Irish ech, from Proto-Celtic *ek?os, from Proto-Indo-European *h?é?wos (“horse”).

Noun

agh m (genitive singular agh, plural aghyn)

1. steed
2. riding horse

References

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “acht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “ech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Portuguese

Interjection

agh

1. ugh (to express disgust)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ag (“bullock, cow, ox”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??]

Noun

agh f (genitive singular aighe, plural aighean)

1. heifer, young cow

2. hind, fawn

3. (rare) ox, bull, cow

Mutation

Further reading

• “agh” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, ?ISBN.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “ag”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language