Dóigheanna le “I Love You!” a Rá i nGaeilge: Let Me Count the Ways! Posted by róislín on Feb 12, 2011
(le Róislín) Many languages, perhaps most, have numerous ways to say “I love you!” and Irish is no exception. But, compared to other languages, Irish may be somewhat unusual in not really using the verb “to love,” as such, as much as it uses noun phrases. Examples would include calling the object of your affection…
Téarmaí Muirnéise (Terms of Endearment) do Lá Vailintín Posted by róislín on Feb 9, 2011
(le Róislín) As Lá Vailintín approaches, it seems appropriate to go over some useful phrases for the holiday. First, let’s look at the term “endearment” itself, “muirnéis.” In the title of this blog, the phrase is “of endearment.” We don’t actually use a word for “of” in a case like this but instead we add…
Manannachas Posted by róislín on Feb 6, 2011
Great to hear recently from a Manannach, who was wondering an bhfuil Manannaigh eile ar an liosta? Má tá, scríobhaigí isteach, mura mhiste libh. It would be great to hear from you also. Speaking of things Manx, I thought we’d review some of the Manx-related terms that came up in one of the first blogs…
Tír le Teanga Posted by róislín on Feb 3, 2011
Agus aríst eile! And yet again! More nationalities and ethnicities, but this time for you to figure out. I’m giving you ainm na tíre / an cheantair agus ainm na teanga / na dteangacha. I hope that from that, you can figure out the nationality, ethnicity, or relevant ethnonym. And then, if it’s yours, please…
Náisiúntachtaí agus Eitneachtaí Eile, srl.: A go beagnach Z Posted by róislín on Jan 31, 2011
And why not regular old “A to Z” as such? Well, I can’t really find any documentable ethnonym in Irish that starts with “Z.” Most words which would be candidates actually start with “s” in Irish, since “z” was not a traditional letter in aibítir na Gaeilge. Mar shampla: Saimbiach, Saimbéiseach, Súlú. An dtuigeann tú…
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…
Ag Comhaireamh Daoine ar an Liosta Seo: Cé Mhéad Éireannach, srl.? Posted by róislín on Jan 26, 2011
(le Róislín) Recently we’ve been counting a lot of people in this blog, ranging from cailíní bleánaí to clamhsánaithe. We’ve also had “Svahaíleach amháin, beirt Svahaíleach, triúr Svahaíleach, srl.” as an example of a term for which there is no lenition, due the initial consonant cluster (sv-). So I was thinking we could get into…