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June 9, 2018
FEAR etc.
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Fear , m. , a man Féar , m. , grass Fear , v. tr. , pour out, rain, give forth, send, grant, bestow Fearthainn , f. , rain; tá sé ag c...
May 31, 2018
Bean/Beann/Binn/Beannacht
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[Dinneen, 1927] bean , … a woman, a wife; … beanaim , I cut, etc. ; … I strike; … See bainim and cf. buainim . [Ó Donáill, 1977] ...
April 7, 2018
CATHÚ: conflict, temptation, regret
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From Foclóir Gaedhilge agus Béarla, 1927, by Patrick Dinneen: Cathughadh , -uighthe , m. , act of fighting, rebelling against ( re ); act ...
July 24, 2017
A good word
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Irish adage: Níor bhris focal maith fiacail riamh. Pronunciation: Neer vrish fuhcul-mah fihcul-riff. Translation: A good word neve...
April 24, 2017
Recent notes on the Irish language
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( in reply to a question of why Irish spelling is so weird ) One reason for some of the quirks is the (generally) precise indication of co...
March 20, 2017
Devils take you.
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Irish curse: Go mbeire an dhá dhiabhal dhéag leo thú. Pronunciation: Guh mairuh un gaw yeewul yayug luh hoo. Translation: May the ...
February 13, 2016
CAILL: lose
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Caillim , vl. cailleadh , cailleamh , cailleamhain(t) , caill , caillt , p.a. caillte , v. tr. and intr. , I lose, spend; I forget; I fai...
November 13, 2015
GORT: field; GORTA: hunger
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Gort , g. guirt , pl. id., m. , a field or plantation, a corn-field and esp. a field of oats; al. name of Irish letter G ; g. féir , a ha...
August 24, 2015
MARCACH: horseman; EACH: horse
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Each , g. eich , pl. id. , eacha and eachra ( idh , coll. ), m. , a horse, a steed; e. Spáinneach , a variety of short horse; e. riata , a...
August 6, 2015
CUIR: put, send
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Cuirim , vl. cur ( smt. cuir ), v. tr. and intr. , I put, place, fix, set; plant, sow, bury; shed; send; cause or arrange (to have done,...
July 18, 2015
CAITH: wear, wear out, consume, use up, spend, throw …
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From Foclóir Gaedhilge agus Béarla, 1927, by Patrick Dinneen: Caithim , -theamh , caitheachtain , caith ( Inishm. ). p.a. caithte , v. t...
May 12, 2015
An Milleánach
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Flann O’Brien’s The Poor Mouth is titled An Béal Bocht nó An Milleánach in the original Irish (and “edited” by Myles na gCopaleen). As no...
May 3, 2015
Findtan is Bith is Ladra.
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Roġab em ol int aingel fri Caillin cetamus, Cesair ingean Bethaḋ mic Noi, int oilen irisech aingliḋesi .i. Eri. L. ben umorro do riachtatar ...
April 20, 2015
Scríobhann “Myles” na gCapaillín
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Our correspondent Myles na Gopaleen writes: The other day a writer on the leader page of The Irish Times referred to the revival of the I...
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