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The "What is this Irish word/phrase in English" thread

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  • #212
    Krusader
    Registered Users Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Krusader


    lucianot wrote: »
    Hello, I hope somebody can help me.
    I want to name a guitar that I've built and I am considering these words 'yellow ash tree' meaning made of yellow ash tree and also 'the yellow one'.
    Or just get the spelling of the brand Fender into Irish.

    Thanks.

    fuinnseog bhuí - yellow ash tree
    an ceann buí - the yellow one


  • #213
    lucianot
    Registered Users Posts: 375 ✭✭lucianot


    Crosáidí wrote: »
    fuinnseog bhuí - yellow ash tree
    an ceann buí - the yellow one

    Many thanks!


  • #214
    An Sionnach Glic
    Registered Users Posts: 134 ✭✭An Sionnach Glic


    Crosáidí wrote: »
    fuinnseog bhuí - yellow ash tree

    Fuinseog bhuí - spelt with just one 'n'.


  • #215
    Gumbi
    Registered Users Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    An Sionnach Glic wrote: »

    Fuinseog bhuí - spelt with just one 'n'.
    This.


  • #216
    64478339
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭64478339


    Dia diobh a chairde,

    Bron orm ach nil mo chuid gaeilge go maith.
    Táim ag lórg an phrása as gaeilge 'it's a great day to be alive'.

    Bhí mé ag cuardach ar an idirlíon ach níl sé ann. Chuala mé micheál ó muircheartaigh rá é roimh.

    Níl mé ag lorg an t-aistriúchán litriúil.

    Míle buíochas!


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  • #217
    Gumbi
    Registered Users Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    "Is maith an lá é a bheith beo" would be a direct translation.


  • #218
    Grudaire
    Registered Users Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    Palytoxin wrote: »
    Thanks, could you say "Tabhair dom abhaile" either?

    You could say "Tabhair síob abhaile dom"... I think!


  • #219
    An Sionnach Glic
    Registered Users Posts: 134 ✭✭An Sionnach Glic


    Palytoxin wrote: »
    What would the irish for the phrase "Take me home" be?

    Tabhair abhaile mé.


  • #220
    Gumbi
    Registered Users Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    Cliste wrote: »

    You could say "Tabhair síob abhaile dom"... I think!
    That's fine, though síob is typically used in the context of a lift, so it mightn't always be suitable.


  • #221
    Grudaire
    Registered Users Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    Gumbi wrote: »
    That's fine, though síob is typically used in the context of a lift, so it mightn't always be suitable.

    Very true, thought it was implied by the context :o


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  • #222
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,664 ✭✭✭Worztron


    How would I say "their"?

    Are these word right?
    Athem
    Iad

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



  • #223
    Grudaire
    Registered Users Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    Needs context really

    For "I like their car" I would say

    "Is maith liom a gluaistéain"

    And for "It is their computer" I would say

    "is leo an ríomhaire"

    But wait for the true grammar types to give you the specifics!


  • #224
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,852 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    Worztron wrote: »
    Are these word right?
    Athem

    I've never seen that word before. Where did you find it? Old Irish or Scots Gaelic by any chance?
    Cliste wrote: »
    For "I like their car" I would say

    "Is maith liom a gluaistéain"

    "Is maith liom a ngluaisteáin."

    a (his) => consonant + séimhiú/ no change with vowels
    M.Sh: A charr = his car. A aird = his attention.
    a (her) => no change on consonant/ "h" before vowels
    M.Sh: A carr = her car. A haird = her attention.
    a (their) => urú before the consonant/ 'n' before vowels
    M.Sh: A gcarr = their car. A naird = their attention.


  • #225
    Grudaire
    Registered Users Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    Eh yeah - what he said :pac:

    :)


  • #226
    Gumbi
    Registered Users Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    Actually, cars ;)

    Also, I'm pretty sure the hyphen is necessary:

    A n-aird


  • #227
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,664 ✭✭✭Worztron


    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    I've never seen that word before. Where did you find it? Old Irish or Scots Gaelic by any chance?

    I'm not sure where I noted it from (it is there a good while). Thanks for your help.

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



  • #228
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,664 ✭✭✭Worztron


    Cliste wrote: »
    Needs context really

    For "I like their car" I would say

    "Is maith liom a gluaistéain"

    And for "It is their computer" I would say

    "is leo an ríomhaire"

    But wait for the true grammar types to give you the specifics!

    Cheers Cliste. It is great to see a fellow GNU/Linux user here.

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



  • #229
    Grudaire
    Registered Users Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    Worztron wrote: »
    Cheers Cliste. It is great to see a fellow GNU/Linux user here.

    Fáilte fáilte!

    Gaeilge heads are allowed be geeks as well ;-)


  • #230
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,664 ✭✭✭Worztron


    How would I say "Roy's Realm" in Irish?

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



  • #231
    Gumbi
    Registered Users Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    Ríocht Roy (in the sense of kingdom)
    Fearann Roy (in the sense of domain/territory)


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  • #232
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,664 ✭✭✭Worztron


    Is this correct?

    killjoy = duarcán

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



  • #233
    An gal gréine
    Registered Users Posts: 941 ✭✭✭An gal gréine


    Yes.


  • #234
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,664 ✭✭✭Worztron


    An gal gréine wrote: »
    Yes.

    I just noticed that it also means 'pessimist'.

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



  • #235
    An gal gréine
    Registered Users Posts: 941 ✭✭✭An gal gréine


    Yes, also gloomy and morose person.


  • #236
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,664 ✭✭✭Worztron


    An gal gréine wrote: »
    Yes, also gloomy and morose person.

    dark, gloomy, morose - duairc

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



  • #237
    Gumbi
    Registered Users Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    Yes. It's a bit mis-leading to say "it means killjoy". A better descriptioon would be "it can (and is) used to mean kill joy". The root form of the word is "duairc" as stated above, it is modified to be "duarcán" which makes it a description of a person of type "duairc" :)


  • #238
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,664 ✭✭✭Worztron


    Hi guys.

    Are these translations correct?

    clockwork - dul chun cinn bonn ar aon
    commence - cuir tús le
    commenced - cuireadh tús le
    commencement - tosach feidhme

    Mitch Hedberg: "Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something."



  • #239
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,852 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    Worztron wrote: »
    commence - cuir tús le
    commenced - cuireadh tús le
    commencement - tosach feidhme

    The translation for "clockwork" is totally wrong.
    I think "tochras" is the closest translation you'll get for that.

    The others are okay. "Tosach" would work its own, even without 'feidhme'.


  • #240
    Paz-CCFC
    Registered Users Posts: 1,527 ✭✭✭Paz-CCFC


    "Tosach feidhme" suggests a more technical use, related to, say, law or government. Eg, if a piece of legislation were to refer to "the commencement of this Act", the Irish would be "tosach feidhme na hAchta seo".

    "Tosach" would be a more informal use, but, then again, would you use "commencement" informally in English? Does the very word not suggest formality and technicality? Whereas, if you were speaking informally, you'd use something like "start"?


    Edit:

    Just re the verb "to commence". Achtanna.ie translates "[it] shall commence" as "tosóidh [sé]". So, that'd suggest that you could use the simpler forms of "tosaigh" and "thosaigh" instead of "cuir tús le" and "cuireadh tús le".

    It's interesting that the noun "commencement" takes a more complicated form, whereas the verb is simply "tosaigh". But anyway, I'm rambling! I hope I've given you some help.


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  • #241
    Azebra
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭Azebra


    Howdy,

    Can anyone offer some translations for

    So many of my smiles begin with you


    Go raibh mhaith agaif (sp! Sory!)


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