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Ag Caint faoin Euro (Speaking of the Euro) (pt. 2) Posted by on Dec 4, 2010

We recently went through the ways to count words like “euro,” “úll,” and “uair.”  I included the last two since they illustrate additional features of Irish that don’t show up with the word “euro,” like lenition (séimhiú), eclipsis (urú), and h-prefixation.  Another currency that might often be discussed (and counted) in Irish is the “punt.” …

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