Tag Archives: cuimhne
An tUile-Chuimhneoir sa Leabhar Harry Potter agus an Órchloch Posted by róislín on Jun 9, 2010
(le Róislín) Since we’ve talked so much about memory lately … An cuimhin leat an tUile-Chuimhneoir [un TIL-eh-KHIV-nyorzh] a sheol seanmháthair Neville Longbottom chuige? An féidir leat cur síos air? (Cén chuma atá air?) Dath? Cruth? Méid, srl.? An bhfuil a fhios agat cén Béarla atá air? An bhfuil a fhios agat cén sórt focail…
More Phrases about Memory and Remembering (Cuimhne, Cuimhneamh, srl.), including Amnesia Posted by róislín on Jun 5, 2010
Cuimhne [KWIV-neh]: Tá cuimhne agam air sin. I remember that. Tá cuimhne na seacht nduine [NIN-yeh] aici. She has a wonderful memory, lit. the memory of (the) seven people. cuimhní cinn, reminiscences, memoirs cuimhneamh [KWIV-nyav or KWIV-nyoo or KWIV-neh] cuimhneamh míosa [KWIV-nyav MEE-uss-uh], month’s mind cuimhneamh ar bheart [erzh vyart, vy like the “v” in…
Dá mBeadh Dalí ina Ghaeilgeoir – an tSeasmhacht Cuimhne, srl. Posted by róislín on May 31, 2010
Well, not really. Tá brón orm má ghéaraigh an teideal sin ar do ghoile. I’m afraid I indulged in a bit of “meall agus malartaigh” in the title. This blog is just an examination of words like “memory,” “remembrance,” and “memorial,” “remember,” and perhaps the most basic of all, “I remember.” So we’ll be looking at “cuimhne,” “cuimhneamh,”…