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Súil Siar ar Théarmaí Réalteolaíochta (Review of Astronomical Terms in Irish) Posted by on Mar 6, 2013

(le Róislín) Before we completely leave the téarmaí réaleolaíochta behind us, let’s do one last bit of “cleachtadh.”  Seo roinnt frásaí le meaitseáil, na focail i gcolún A leis na focail i gcolún B. Some of the terms come from the recent blogs on dreigítí, cóiméid, and astaróidigh, and some are general terms that might…

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Trí Fhocal ar ‘Asteroid’ (in Irish) Posted by on Feb 28, 2013

(le Róislín) Since we’ve been on this astronomy kick, covering dreigítí agus cóiméid, I figured we may as well cover asteroids as well. Overall, I’d say that of the three terms (meteor, comet, asteroid), the term “astaróideach” is the most straightforward of the three.  There are still several choices, but they all break down into recognizable…

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A ‘Cóiméad’ by Any Other Name Posted by on Feb 22, 2013

(le Róislín) Last blog I alluded to five words in Irish for comet agus seo iad. The first one you have no doubt spotted by now since it’s i dteideal an bhlag seo.  It’s a fairly straightforward word, first declension, masculine.  Here are its forms: 1) cóiméad, comet, as in “Beidh Cóiméad Halley ar ais…

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