Cluasa Creimirí, Coiníní, agus Bilbithe: A Little Break from our Irish Words for Pets Series

Cluasa Creimirí, Coiníní, agus Bilbithe: A Little Break from our Irish Words for Pets Series Posted by róislín on Jul 29, 2017 in Irish Language

(le Róislín)

Let’s take a little break from peataí as such (our recent theme) and look more closely at, yes, cluasa (ears). Why? Well, did you notice those amazing jerboa ears in the last blogpost? If not, please check it out (nasc thíos). Or try to find them in the graphic above. Nach iontach iad?

So I figured we could try some fun phrases saying “the jerboa,” “the ears of the jerboa,” and, to work in some verb practice: “They are the ears of the jerboa” and “Those ears are the jerboa’s.”

Plus we’ll do the same for a gerbil, a rabbit, a bilby (remember discussing Australia’s Easter Bilby a few years back?), and a guinea pig.

Well, I say, “we’ll” but really, I’ll provide the structure and leave some blanks for you to fill in, with an answer key below, of course. The number of blanks is an exact correspondence. So, ‘ear goes. Couldn’t resist.

a)) an __earbú, the jerboa

cluasa an __ __ earbú, the ears of the jerboa

Is iad cluasa an __ __ earbú __ __ __ . They are the ears of the jerboa.

Is leis an __gearbú na cluasa sin. Those ears are the jerboa’s. (OR: Is leis an g__earbú …)

b)) an __seirbil, the gerbil

cluasa __ __ seirbil__, the ears of the gerbil

Is iad cluasa __ __ seirbil__ __ __ __ . They are the ears of the gerbil.

Is leis an __seirbil na cluasa sin. Those ears are the gerbil’s. (OR: Is leis an __eirbil … )

c)) an __oinín, the rabbit

cluasa an c__oinín, the ears of the rabbit

Is iad cluasa an c__oinín __ __ __ . They are the ears of the rabbit.

Is leis an __coinín na cluasa sin. Those ears are the rabbit’s. (OR: Is leis an c__oinín … )

d)) an bilbí, the bilby

cluasa an b__ilbí, the ears of the bilby

Is iad cluasa an b__ilbí __ __ __. They are the ears of the bilby.

Is leis an __bilbí na cluasa sin. Those ears are the bilby’s. (OR: Is leis an b__ilbí …)

e)) an mhuc ghuine, the guinea pig

cluasa __ __ mu__c__ __uine, the ears of the guinea pig

Is iad cluasa __ __ mu__c__ __uine __ __ __. They are the ears of the guinea pig.

Is leis an __uc g__uine na cluasa sin. Those ears are the guinea pigs. (OR: Is leis an m__uc g__uine …).

I hope you enjoyed that workout. And you’ll certainly be well prepared to discuss all kinds of ears of members of the orders Rodentia, Lagamorpha, and Peramelemorphia. So the next time rabbit ears come up in conversation, do write in and let us know. That’s real rabbit ears, not the old nickname for “aeróga“! SGF — Róislín

Na freagraí:

a)) an gearbú, the jerboa

cluasa an ghearbú, the ears of the jerboa

Is iad cluasa an ghearbú iad. They are the ears of the jerboa.

Is leis an ngearbú na cluasa sin. Those ears are the jerboa’s.

b)) an tseirbil, the gerbil

cluasa na seirbile, the ears of the gerbil

Is iad cluasa na seirbile iad. They are the ears of the gerbil.

Is leis an tseirbil na cluasa sin. Those ears are the gerbil’s. (OR: Is leis an seirbil … )

c)) an coinín, the rabbit

cluasa an choinín, the ears of the rabbit

Is iad cluasa an choinín iad. They are the ears of the rabbit.