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Beirt, Cáis Ghlas, agus an Fhreaslannais Posted by róislín on Jan 29, 2011
Tá dhá fhreagra faighte againn anois. We’ve received two answers so far. Freaslannach/Gearmánach – 1 Éireannach – 1 Agus Gaeilge mhaith ag an mbeirt acu. And good Irish at both of them. Sin beirt as an liosta. Go raibh maith agaibh, a Shiobhán agus a Sabine, as scríobh isteach. Duine ar bith eile? Hmm, an…
Cairn Chonsan le “sf-“ agus “sv-“ Posted by róislín on Jan 23, 2011
In this blog, we don’t have to deal with the question of “séimhiú” or “gan séimhiú” since the consonant clusters “sf-“ and “sv-“ are never lenited. But they’re intriguing nonetheless, so let’s take a further look. I recently mentioned “sfioncs” and “svaeid,” as samplaí. Those two words comprise about cúig faoin gcéad of the total…
An Carn Consan i nGaeilge: Séimhiú nó Gan Séimhiú (Cuid a Dó) Posted by róislín on Jan 19, 2011
Recently we’ve been looking at séimhiú after the numbers two through six and how to use nouns with those numbers. Let’s get back to the personal numbers now, for counting people. Here’s a review list, from beirt through deichniúr; definitions are given in the notes below, so it’s a bit of a quiz! Only “beirt”…
Na Cairn Chonsan i nGaeilge le sc, sl, sm, sn, sp, sr, st: Séimhiú nó Gan Séimhiú Posted by róislín on Jan 16, 2011
To continue our súil siar ar shéimhiú, let’s look at these specific consonant clusters. For anyone úrnua don ghrúpa seo, we’re discussing the process (called lenition or séimhiú) of changing the initial consonant of many Irish words, depending on how they’re used in a sentence. The previous blog contained many examples, and there are other…
An Carn Consan i nGaeilge: Séimhiú nó Gan Séimhiú (Cuid a hAon) Posted by róislín on Jan 13, 2011
Lately we’ve been practicing lots of phrases that involve “séimhiú” (lenition). Most of the examples shown have involved words that happen to begin with a single consonant (like “carr”). Here are some more examples, starting with the way to say “one” of the item. That’s the simplest, since no lenition is involved. This will be…
Sos Beag ón tSraith Nollag: An Sloinne “Ó Murchú” (Ó Murchadha) Posted by róislín on Dec 27, 2010
Tuigim gur chuir Pamela ceist ar an ngrúpa faoin sloinne “Murphy” agus gur scríobh Tiomóid freagra di. Go raibh maith agat, a Thiomóid, as ceist Pamela a fhreagairt. Tá an ceart agat, a Pamela, gurb é “Ó Murchadha” an litriú i nGaeilge, ach sin an seanlitriú. Úsáideann roinnt daoine an litriú sin inniu, ach úsáideann…
Bronntanais Choitianta agus Neamhchoitianta (don Nollaig) Posted by róislín on Dec 22, 2010
Céard iad na bronntanais Nollag is fearr leat? Here are some gifts, common and uncommon, and definitions. Which are your favorite? Moltaí ar bith? Any suggestions? And now for the instructions. An féidir leat iad a mheaitseáil? Agus na bearnaí a líonadh isteach? Freagraí thíos. Nóta a hAon: some of the blanks reflect foirmeacha gramadaí…