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‘Cats’, ‘of the cats,’ ‘black cats’ and related phrases in Irish Posted by róislín on Oct 31, 2014
(le Róislín) Who says that cait dhubha aren’t “gleoite”? There are all kinds of pisreoga about them being or bringing bad luck, and I’ve heard that people are reluctant to adopt them from shelters. But there’s no reason that having a cat dubh should be any different than having a cat of any other color…
Say ‘Pleeeeease’! (i nGaeilge) Posted by róislín on May 6, 2014
(le Róislín) I recently came across an interesting web page discussing the English word “please” (nasc thíos). It pointed out that “please” in English can be a verb, an adverb, and an interjection. Or to insinuate a few Irish grammar terms into this blog: briathar, dobhriathar, agus intriacht. It set me thinking (ní nach ionadh)…
Téarmaí Geimhridh (Winter Terms) Posted by róislín on Jan 30, 2012
(le Róislín) This winter is proving to be unusually cold (fuar) in some parts of the world (an Eoraip) and unseasonably mild (bog) in others (Meiriceá, b’fhéidir Ceanada). Before we proceed, let’s look briefly at the pronunciation of the adjectives “fuar” and “bog.” For “fuar,” I’ll simply note that each vowel is pronounced, so it’s…