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Another Irish Word Beginning with the Letter ‘Y’ (‘Yólais’ as well as ‘yó-yó,’ etc.) Posted by róislín on Aug 4, 2018
(le Róislín) A few years ago I ran a mionsraith of blagmhíreanna about Irish words that started with some of the litreacha neamhthraidisiúnta in the Irish alphabet, like v, w, x, and y (naisc thíos). Among the few examples that we have for “y” are “yó-yó” (not surprisingly, just add the síneadh fada) and yaincín…
Orduimhreacha i nGaeilge: Ordinal Numbers in Irish Posted by róislín on Jul 12, 2018
(le Róislín) One, two, three vs. first, second, third. A haon, a dó, a trí vs. an chéad, an dara / an dóú, an tríú. Ever notice how in both English and Irish, the word for “first” is totally different from the word for “one” (one/first, aon or haon but céad or chéad)? Learners of English…
A Glossary for the Irish in ‘Neacha Neamhshaolta’ (Tríshúileach / Three-eyed, or Otherwise), Cuid / Part 1 Posted by róislín on Feb 24, 2017
(le Róislín) The last few blogs may have introduced some new vocabulary, so let’s take a closer look at some of the words and phrases, starting with: A.. “neach” (creature, being, person, spirit). Note that all these definitions match up with other Irish words as well, often more primary: 1.. creature: créatúr (implying “poor creature”…
An Uimhir Is Uaigní a Dhéanfaidh Tú Choíche (… the Loneliest Number …) Posted by róislín on Aug 28, 2011
(le Róislín) “An uimhir is uaigní a ‘dhéanfaidh’ tú choíche.” Cén uimhir í sin? Uimhir a haon, ar ndóigh, de réir Harry Nilsson, ar a laghad. Speaking of the number “one,” this might be a good time to discuss the two forms of the number “one” in Irish: a haon and amháin. Of all the…
As Easy as “a hAon, a Dó, a Trí” – Na Maoluimhreacha i nGaeilge Posted by róislín on Mar 19, 2009
(le Róislín) Quite a few of the basic Irish numbers from one to ten are recognizable if you know at least one other European language. In each case, the actual number is preceded by the single letter “a,” which here is the numerical particle. It has no actual meaning. It simply indicates that a “maoluimhir”…