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Leaves, Limes, Lambs, and Goosefoots and Goose Feet: An Irish Language Botanical Discussion Posted by róislín on Sep 17, 2016
(le Róislín) Plant names are probably intriguing in every language, and Irish is no exception. When people first start Irish, they probably learn the more basic ones, ones that readily identifiable in nature, like “nóinín” and “caisearbhán.” Even easier for the Anglophone learner are the ones that are similar in both languages, like “rós,” “tiúilip,”…
Cén Ghaeilge atá ar … wattle? (Stór focal in am do Lá an Altaithe) Posted by róislín on Nov 6, 2015
(le Róislín) When we describe parts of a turkey’s body, it’s easy enough to reference cosa (feet / legs), sciatháin (wings), cleití (feathers), tail (eireaball OR ruball), ceann (head), and gob (beak). These would be widely found on other animals, and to some extent, people (cosa and ceann, with sciatháin doubling for arms and gob…
Cleachtadh leis na focail ‘orlach,’ ‘troigh’ agus ‘cos’ (Inches and Feet in Irish) Posted by róislín on Mar 9, 2015
(le Róislín) While we’re still on the theme (téama) of inches (orlaí) and both kinds of feet (troithe agus cosa), perhaps you’d like to try these titles (teidil) and names (ainmneacha) from the fields of cinema and music. The exact number of blanks to be filled in are given, based on the words “orlach,” “cos,”…
Two Irish Words for ‘Foot’: ‘cos’ vs. ‘troigh’ Posted by róislín on Mar 4, 2015
(le Róislín) In the last blog, we looked at the words for “inch” and “foot” (in measurements) in Irish (orlach and troigh). Among other reasons for discussing these measurement terms, a lot of people have been talking about the depth of snow in Boston lately (thart fá chéad orlach ó thús an gheimhridh). Even that…
Orlaí agus Troithe (Measurements in Irish in the ‘inches/feet’ system) Posted by róislín on Feb 28, 2015
(le Róislín) Even though the world has become increasingly méadrach over the last half-century, there are still many reasons to use the words “inch” and “feet” in measuring, or at least to recognize them in older texts. One main reason is that a few countries still use inches (orlaí), feet (troithe), and yards (slata), as…