Tag Archives: síolta
25 Ways to Say ‘Family’ in Irish, Cuid a Ceathair (Pt. 4) Posted by róislín on Mar 6, 2016
(le Róislín) The previous three blogs have dealt with fifteen different ways to say “family” in Irish (naisc thíos), starting with “teaghlach” and “clann.” Today we’ll look at some aspects of the extended family, referring to “descendants”, starting our list with no. 16. Remember, “gs” for “genitive singular and “gpl” for “genitive plural” D…
Síolta, Ubhóiríní, agus Tiúbair … A Thiarcais! (Yet another “oh-my” meme, this time on a ‘biaphlanda” theme) Pt. 3 of 3 Posted by róislín on Oct 28, 2013
(le Róislín) Seo an tríú cuid den tsraith (torthaí, glasraí, cnónna, glasraí pischineálacha /léagúim). This is the third part of the series on “Seeds, Ovules, and Tubers,” and it will focus on na cnónna (the nuts) and na glasraí pischineálacha (the legumes). So what exactly are these food items? Again, looking at this more from…
Síolta, Ubhóiríní, agus Tiúbair … A Thiarcais! (Yet another “oh-my” meme, this time on a ‘biaphlanda” theme) Pt. 2 of 3 Posted by róislín on Oct 25, 2013
(le Róislín) Fós ag smaoineamh ar cheist na seachtaine, cad é an difear idir na bianna seo: torthaí [TOR-hee], plural of “toradh” (fruit) glasraí [GLAHSS-ree], plural of “glasra” (vegetable) cnónna [KNOH-nuh, unlike English “know” and “knight,” the “kn” here really is pronounced “kn,” as in “Knut” or the middle part of “acne”], plural of “cnó”…
Síolta, Ubhóiríní, agus Tiúbair … A Thiarcais! (Yet another “oh-my” meme, this time on a ‘biaphlanda” theme) Pt. 1 Posted by róislín on Oct 22, 2013
(le Róislín) Bhuel, seo mise báite go dtí mo shúile ag léamh faoin difear idir thorthaí agus ghlasraí. ‘Sea, fós. Mar a bhí mé sa bhlag roimhe seo, ach anois “níos báite.” Ceist na gcnónna agus na nglasraí pischineálacha atá i gceist inniu, chomh maith leis na sainmhínithe bunúsacha arís. So, let’s backtrack a bit…
An Puimcín: Toradh nó Glasra? (The Pumpkin: Fruit or Vegetable?) Posted by róislín on Oct 19, 2013
(le Róislín) An toradh nó glasra é an puimcín? Ní ceist shimplí é! Go dtí le déanaí shíl mé gur glasra a bhí ann. Leis an fhírinne a dhéanamh níor smaoinigh mé mórán faoi. Itheann muid mar ghlasra é (i mo bharúil) agus go minic tugtar “glasra” air. Ach le déanaí fuair mé amach gur…
Deir an Dúmheidic (Black Medick): “Ba mhaith liomsa a bheith i m’iomaitheoir freisin!” Posted by róislín on Mar 13, 2012
(le Róislín) In the last blog (blogs.transparent.com/irish/an-tseamrog-the-shamrock/), I noted that there were at least eight contenders for the title of “shamrock,” including seamsóg (wood-sorrel) and various types of seamair (clover). The blog I cited (www.naturalistsalmanac.com/0317stpat.html) mentioned there being eight possibilities, but only elaborated on six (five types of clover and the wood-sorrel). So what are the other…