Hi,

I am trying to translate an article from Irish and I believe it is written by a Connacht native. I am coming across ".i." used several times and it's alien to me. For example:

An 'bród' ar leibhéal sóisialta amháin atá le braistint .i. an sásamh a bhaintear as dualgas dian deacair a chómhlíonadh ar leibhéal praiticiúil? Nó an bhfuil taobh níos doimhne agus níos pearsanta ag baint leis .i. taobh aeistéitiúil?

I understand the general gist, but the .i. is throwing me.

Any help would be appreciated. GRMA.

No it's not Conamara specific.

I think it's the Irish version of the Latin "i.e." abbreviation (id est). "That is".

But I could be wrong.

Yes, .i. = is é sin (= eadhon), an old Latin abbreviation for "id est", quite common in Irish, too.
see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scribal_abbreviation

Thank you both for your help!