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Ailís ní hAllmhúráin
| Posted on Friday, August 30, 2002 - 02:37 pm: |
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Dia daoibh, a chairde! I would want to know what are the Irish words for "fire maker" or anything similar. And, if possible, give me the pronunciation. It's to make an epithet for a female, if that makes any difference :) Also, I would want to know how to pronunce these names (I've put some, but I'm not sure if they're correct). If you know their meaning, tell me too, le do thoil: Caírech (KEER-ach) Conchenn Cumman (KUM-in) Ériu (AYR-a) Gnathnad Íte (EE-ta) Mór Muman Sín (SHEEN) Sinech Táethen Is mise le meas, Ailís ní hAllmhúráin |
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James ()
| Posted on Friday, August 30, 2002 - 04:27 pm: |
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Mór Muman: Just like it looks More Moo man Sinech: Shin - ek but the "k" is gutteral Táethen: Tay - en would be my guess Someone else will have to chime in on the others. Firemaker would probably be something like "tinneoir". I'm at my "real" job tonight and patients are backing up, dictionary is in the truck--just not able to get you any closer than that. I'll check back later with other options. Le meas, James |
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Dennis King
| Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2002 - 03:13 pm: |
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Those all look like Old Irish (ca. 800 AD) spellings. "Mór Muman", for example, would be "Mór Mumhan" in today's spelling, meaning "Mór (a woman's name) of Munster", roughly pronounced today MORE MOON. |
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Dennis
| Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2002 - 03:16 pm: |
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Actually, today it really probably should be Mór Mhumhan, now that I say it: MORE WOON. |
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sean patrick
| Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2002 - 07:48 pm: |
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can someone please tell me how to spell "Our day will come" in gaelic |
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Larry
| Posted on Sunday, September 01, 2002 - 05:03 am: |
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"Tiocfaidh ár lá" is the way most associated with the expression "our day will come" in Irish. There's another posting on this site in realation to this phrase - use the search function... Le meas, Larry |
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Larry
| Posted on Sunday, September 01, 2002 - 05:05 am: |
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realation = relation, of course. I can't even get the English spelling correct !!! Larry. |
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Ailís ní hAllmhúráin
| Posted on Tuesday, September 03, 2002 - 02:42 pm: |
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Dia daoibh, a chairde! Yes, the names are Old Irish, so I suppose that's the OI spelling. Do they change very much in modern Irish? (I'm still a bit messed up with spelling and pronunciation) Anyway, go raibh maith agat. (PS. Does anyone know of a page with Irish epithets?) Is mise le meas, Ailís ní hAllmhúráin |
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