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Irish Pronunciation Round-up for “Ó ‘Uncail Oscar’ go garmhac Fhionn Mhic Cumhaill: The Irish Roots of the Name ‘Oscar’ Posted by róislín on Feb 27, 2015
(le Róislín) How do you pronounce “garmhac,” “gheimhriúil,” “othar,” “Cumhall” and “Cumhaill“? Does “uncail” in Irish sound any different from “uncle” in English? And can we depend on “Oscar” in Irish sounding like “Oscar” in English? What about when it’s “Oscair“? This blog will look at a few pronunciation issues for some of the Irish…
Ó ‘Uncail Oscar’ go garmhac Fhionn Mhic Cumhaill: The Irish Roots of the Name ‘Oscar’ Posted by róislín on Feb 25, 2015
(le Róislín) Hmm, I was going to continue writing about “bombogenesis” and the guairneáin associated with aimsir gheimhriúil, but the timely topic of the Oscars was too tempting! The last blog (nasc thíos) addressed that subject, and we’ll return to it in another blog or two. So, “Oscar” was the grandson of Fionn Mac Cumhaill and…
Beagáinín Eile faoi Théarmaí Vailintín: “Macushla” Mar Ainm Bó Posted by róislín on Feb 23, 2011
(le Róislín) CGL, Hollywood atá i gceist anseo. GRMA do Christín as an tagairt (reference) don bhó “Macushla” a sheoladh isteach. Tá a nóta sna nótaí tráchta (comments) don bhlag seo, 2/17/11 “Níos Mó Téarmaí Vailintín”. Cuirfidh mé Gaeilge ar ainm an scannáin ina bhfuil “Macushla” in “bónaisteoir tacaíochta” agus b’fhéidir go n-aithneoidh sibhse…