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Cineálacha “-philes” i nGaeilge (leis an iarmhír “-bhách”) Posted by róislín on Feb 20, 2011
(le Róislín) A couple of blogs ago, I mentioned the suffix “-bhách,” which is used to create compound words like English “Francophile” and “bibliophile.” Since we’re finished with the more romantic Valentinesy love for a while, at least until Lá Vailintín seo chugainn, this topic could segue us back from “love” in general into some…
Téarmaí Muirnéise (Terms of Endearment) do Lá Vailintín Posted by róislín on Feb 9, 2011
(le Róislín) As Lá Vailintín approaches, it seems appropriate to go over some useful phrases for the holiday. First, let’s look at the term “endearment” itself, “muirnéis.” In the title of this blog, the phrase is “of endearment.” We don’t actually use a word for “of” in a case like this but instead we add…