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‘I am not an ‘uimhir’ ‘ and Other Indefinite Predicate Nominatives — Let’s Say Them in Irish Posted by róislín on Jan 23, 2015
(le Róislín) Whenever I see or hear the phrase “Doctor Who,” I always end up thinking of the typical Irish question, “An dochtúir thú?” (Are you a doctor?). Remember, the “t” of “thú” is silent, so “thú” sounds like “who.” I’ve actually tried putting together questions in Irish that would have the phrase “Doctor Who…
When Is Something “Horse” Not Something “Horse” (Téarmaí mar “Raidis Fhiáin,” srl.) Posted by róislín on Aug 22, 2012
(le Róislín) In the last blog, discussing the “Horse Latitudes” (Criosanna na gCalm), we also briefly addressed the “horselessness” of the Irish term “raidis fhiáin” (horse-radish) and the inclusion of the word “horse” in the term “cnónna capaill” (horse-chestnuts). Neither the radishes nor the chestnuts really involve actual horses, even though “cnónna capaill” refers to…
Horse Latitudes (without the “capaill”) Posted by róislín on Aug 19, 2012
(le Róislín) So what’s the connection between the last blog (re: Laethanta an Mhadra, aka Laethe Madrúla) and this one? Well, admittedly it’s a bit tenuous, but I guess the semantic leap was from Laethanta an Mhadra to An Crios Calma (aka Criosanna na gCalm) via na Doldrama. As you might have picked out, “An Crios…