Archive for 'Irish Language'
Na Séasúir (The Seasons, in Irish) Posted by róislín on Sep 21, 2011
(le Róislín) Here’s yet another topic based on “an féilire.” In Irish, na séasúir are samhradh, earrach, fómhar and geimhreadh. As you may have noticed, I didn’t list them in the order we usually think of them, just so we can do another round of meaitseáil. These four words may not very recognizable from an…
Níos Mó Meaitseála: Míonna agus Féilte Posted by róislín on Sep 18, 2011
(le Róislín) How many topics the basic idea of “an féilire” can generate! Here are the months again, once again, this time with holidays to match. The new hitch? I’ve deliberately left off the first letter (or sometimes the first two letters) of the months as a memory-jogger. As usual, you’ll find na freagraí below…
Níos Mó faoi na hOrduimhreacha (More on Ordinal Numbers) Posted by róislín on Sep 15, 2011
(le Róislín) In a recent blog we looked at na horduimhreacha as they might pertain to days of the months: an chéad lá de mhí na Nollag, an ceathrú lá d’Iúil, srl. Perhaps a little more practice with orduimhreacha wouldn’t be amiss. For once, there are relatively few initial changes to worry about, but there…
To “Mí” or not to “Mí” (Using The Word “Month” in Irish) Posted by róislín on Sep 12, 2011
(le Róislín) The last few blogs have dealt with the names of the months in Irish. For most of the months’ names, there are at least two choices, one that is simply the basic name of the month, like “Márta” and the other using the word for “month” to make a full phrase (Mí an…
Níos Mó faoi na Míonna (More about the Months in Irish) Posted by róislín on Sep 9, 2011
(le Róislín) Recently we looked at the names of the months in Irish, from Eanáir to Mí na Nollag. As you may recall, two of them require the use of the word “mí” (month) in the phrase: Mí na Samhna and Mí na Nollag. In both of these cases, the second element, without the word…
Ainmneacha na Míonna i nGaeilge (Names of the Months in Irish) Posted by róislín on Sep 6, 2011
(le Róislín) We’ve discussed the Irish names of various months as this blog has continued, but this might be a good time to go over the liosta as a whole. First let’s look at “Meán Fómhair” (September). By the way, if this is a new term for you, or if you’re new to the list…
9/11: 11 Meán Fómhair Posted by róislín on Sep 3, 2011
(le Róislín) September will always be remembered, at least for lucht labhartha na Gaeilge i Meiriceá, as the “9/11” month. While there could be a solid month of blogs on the topic of “ionsaithe 11 Meán Fómhair,” this blog will look just at the terms for the day itself. Perhaps some upcoming blogs can address…