Tag Archives: slender consonant
Beirt Naomh Mhí na Feabhra: Naomh Bríd agus San Vailintín Posted by róislín on Feb 3, 2014
(le Róislín) Irish has two words for “saint.” I wonder if any other language is similar in this regard, but for now, we’ll just look at the two Irish words, “naomh” and “san.” For most purposes, they are not interchangeable. February celebrates both “Naomh Bríd” and “San Vailintín,” so let’s look at why they have…
Nótaí Fuaimnithe don Dá Bhlag faoi Liúdair Posted by róislín on May 21, 2012
(le Róislín) This blog will simply be a pronunciation guide to the last two blogs and some general pronunciation notes. Pronunciation seems to be the eternal issue in Irish language learning, so, ó am go ham, I think it deserves a blog of its own. So here’s a round-up for some of the longer and…