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Meán Fómhair, Deireadh Fómhair, and An Fómhar vs. an Fómhair Posted by róislín on Sep 15, 2012
(le Róislín) We may as well take a break from animal terms for a while, although no doubt we’ll return to the subject, since there are about 5396 more mamaigh to go, and about 1,250,000 speicis if we include inveirteabraigh (m. sh. feithidí, moilisc, crústaigh) and veirteabraigh (m. sh. éisc, amfaibiaigh, reiptílí, éin). Since the…
Time Is of the Essence, except for “Eadra” and its Cohorts Posted by róislín on Apr 30, 2012
(le Róislín) Thinking further about all the “time” words we’ve recently discussed, another thought struck me, with interesting vocabulary implications. The following terms use the “-time” suffix in English, but not in Irish. Daytime: there are several ways to express this, none using “-time” as such: an lá (as a noun) and, for “in the…
Na Séasúir (The Seasons, in Irish) Posted by róislín on Sep 21, 2011
(le Róislín) Here’s yet another topic based on “an féilire.” In Irish, na séasúir are samhradh, earrach, fómhar and geimhreadh. As you may have noticed, I didn’t list them in the order we usually think of them, just so we can do another round of meaitseáil. These four words may not very recognizable from an…
What’s the “Tuiseal” of “an Tuiseal Ginideach” Anyway? Posted by róislín on Apr 5, 2011
(le Róislín) By now, you’ve probably heard the term “tuiseal” quite a bit in discussing Irish nouns. It’s generally translated as “case” as in “an tuiseal gairmeach” (“a Shinéad” for “Sinéad” in the “vocative” case) or as in “an tuiseal ginideach” (“cóta Sheáin” for “John’s coat” in the “genitive” case), etc. Of course, this isn’t…