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What is your favorite Irish word?

  • 28-03-2012 8:06pm
    #1
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,739 ✭✭✭


    Mine is Madra (Dog).

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



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  • #2
    An gal gréine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 941 ✭✭✭An gal gréine


    Galánta.


  • #3
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,739 ✭✭✭Worztron


    An gal gréine wrote: »
    Galánta.

    Means Elegant/Magnificent/Posh.

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



  • #4
    marozz
    Registered Users Posts: 222 ✭✭marozz


    Saoirse


  • #5
    gent9662
    Closed Accounts Posts: 697 ✭✭✭gent9662


    timpiste a harla dom


  • #6
    donalh087
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 615 ✭✭✭donalh087


    Féileacán na hoiche

    (moth)

    or

    Deora De

    (Fuschia or literally, tears of God)


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  • #7
    jimjimjimmy
    Site Banned Posts: 175 ✭✭jimjimjimmy


    Ludramán


  • #8
    johnayo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,718 ✭✭✭johnayo


    Deoch an bhothar.:D


  • #9
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    áilleacht (beauty) :o


  • #10
    number10a
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,062 ✭✭✭number10a


    donalh087 wrote: »
    Féileacán na hoiche

    (moth)

    I really like that!

    Also:

    smugairle róin (litereally "seal snots") means jellyfish

    plubarnaigh is a verb to be used in reference to the sound that porridge makes when it is bubbling. Just love the fact that there is a word for this!!

    Francach = French person
    francach = rat :rolleyes:

    I also love showing foreigners that "Lúghbhaidh" was shortened to "Lú" because all of the other letters were silent. Baffles them.


  • #11
    mr chips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 623 ✭✭✭mr chips


    Suanas. :D


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  • #12
    franc 91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 401 ✭✭franc 91


    boin dé - because there are fadas on the 'o' and the 'i', one after the other, which must be pretty rare in Irish and because it means God's little cow, which would seem quite an ironic way of describing a ladybird - perhaps it's because it has horns (antennae).
    and then there's Tadgh an mhargaidh.....


  • #13
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,739 ✭✭✭Worztron


    mr chips wrote: »
    Suanas. :D

    What does it mean?

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



  • #14
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,739 ✭✭✭Worztron


    Please also put the meaning As Béarla of your favorite Irish word. Go raibh míle maith agaibh.

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



  • #15
    Crann na Beatha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,763 ✭✭✭✭Crann na Beatha


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  • #16
    suite16
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31 ✭suite16


    My favourite Irish word is "neamhspleách" (independent)
    I frequently use it completely out of context, just because of the way it sounds:
    "<drops something heavy on toe> "oh neamhspleách!!!"


  • #17
    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,504 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    Worztron wrote: »
    What does it mean?
    Presume it's suaimhneas- peace/tranquility

    óinseach=female eejit and amadán- male eejit.


  • #18
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,739 ✭✭✭Worztron


    suite16 wrote: »
    My favourite Irish word is "neamhspleách" (independent)

    Neamhspleách also means Freelance/Independence/Self Sufficient. ;)

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



  • #19
    mr chips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 623 ✭✭✭mr chips


    "Suanas" is what happens when a special someone who loves you very much touches you in a special way and makes you feel very nice. The special someone could even be yourself!


  • #20
    An gal gréine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 941 ✭✭✭An gal gréine


    Worztron wrote: »
    Means Elegant/Magnificent/Posh.

    It can mean the above but in the North it means simply
    "beautiful"....galánta


  • #21
    ziggy23
    Registered Users Posts: 1,919 ✭✭✭ziggy23


    rí rá agus ruaile buaile
    babóg :D


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  • #22
    Mr.Nice Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,630 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Nice Guy


    Recently came across the word 'plimp' which I think means a sudden crash or bang. I think I'm correct in saying when you add 'an' plus lenition it becomes 'an phlimp'. I love the way that sounds.

    Also recently when reading Irish found the word for breeze - 'leoithne'. I'm not sure if I'm pronouncing it right but I've been saying it like lee-oath-ne which if somewhat accurate I think sounds very nice.

    Maybe more learned learners can correct me if I'm wrong on the above.


  • #23
    dambarude
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭dambarude


    I like the word 'spleodar', it seems very onomatopoeic.

    My favourite phrase is 'dá mba rud é', naturally:cool:


  • #24
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,739 ✭✭✭Worztron


    dambarude wrote: »
    I like the word 'spleodar', it seems very onomatopoeic.

    My favourite phrase is 'dá mba rud é', naturally:cool:

    What does Dá mba rud é mean? if?

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



  • #25
    dambarude
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭dambarude


    Worztron wrote: »
    What does Dá mba rud é mean? if?

    If it were a thing....

    So 'dá mba rud é go raibh sé ag cur báistí, ní rachainn ag siúl'


  • #26
    Worztron
    Registered Users Posts: 8,739 ✭✭✭Worztron


    My 2nd favorite word has got to be Bainne (Milk).

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



  • #27
    Gumbi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭Gumbi


    Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »
    Recently came across the word 'plimp' which I think means a sudden crash or bang. I think I'm correct in saying when you add 'an' plus lenition it becomes 'an phlimp'. I love the way that sounds.

    Also recently when reading Irish found the word for breeze - 'leoithne'. I'm not sure if I'm pronouncing it right but I've been saying it like lee-oath-ne which if somewhat accurate I think sounds very nice.

    Maybe more learned learners can correct me if I'm wrong on the above.

    I would think that you're dragging out the "ee" too long. Also, th is not pronounced in Irish as in English. I would say it "lyoh-neh" it is indeed a very nice word.


  • #28
    Ms.M
    Closed Accounts Posts: 439 ✭✭Ms.M


    Mmmmm..... "Suaimhneas"
    Though I wouldn't translate it as peace/tranquility. It's more like "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah-ness". That's a much better translation :D

    You can pronounce it either "Soooooooov-ness" (my fave) or "Seeev-ness".

    I also love "Sult" with its t of lovely softness.
    And "deacair". Any word that ends in a narrow r actually. Because I can show off my blas! :cool:


  • #29
    An gal gréine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 941 ✭✭✭An gal gréine


    Ms.M wrote: »

    You can pronounce it either "Soooooooov-ness" (my fave) or "Seeev-ness".

    ...not forgetting sue-i-nish


  • #30
    du Maurier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,198 ✭✭✭du Maurier


    Sneachta, feoil, agus ceapairi.


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  • #31
    The_fever
    Closed Accounts Posts: 139 ✭✭The_fever


    Meadaracht


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