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Na Cluichí Oilimpeacha ó A go Z (An Olympics Alphabet in Irish) Posted by róislín on Aug 16, 2016
(le Róislín) Since de réir aibítre is a fun and convenient way to look at the information about almost any topic, I figured an A to Z guide to the Olympics would be a useful and timely blogpost. Tricky thing, though, is that 8 letters of the English alphabet are not traditionally part of aibítir…
Ainmhithe Eile (ón Iolra go dtí an tUatha, from Plural to Singular) Posted by róislín on Sep 12, 2012
(le Róislín) In the last blog, we created a chart with the names of various types of ceathairchosaigh chrúbacha (ungulate quadrupeds), going from the plural form to the singular form. Why an t-iolra go dtí an t-uatha? Just for a change of pace, is dócha. So often we see an fhoirm uatha first, and then…
Cialla an Fhocail “Log” (hollow, place, hollow place, etc.) Posted by róislín on Aug 28, 2012
(le Róislín) In the last blog, we looked at terms for various types of horses (stail, láir, bromach, cliobóg, searrach, srl.) and at different ways to describe them, including the Irish for “sway-backed horse” (capall a bhfuil log sa droim aige / aici). The word “log” in that phrase actually has many other interesting applications…
In Ionad Bhur Stocaí … Paitíní Posted by róislín on Dec 12, 2011
(le Róislín) Not everyone gets their stocking-fillers in a stocking (stoca). In some areas, notably An Ísiltír, clogs (“klompen” in Ollainnis, “sabots” i bhFraincis) are used. In Irish, the word “paitíní” suffices for both “clogs” and “pattens,” the latter word being the closer cognate. Getting your Christmas gift in a clog pertained to Lá San…