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The Daltaí Boards » Archive: 2005- » 2007 (November-December) » Archive through December 08, 2007 » "is mó" stuff « Previous Next »

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James_murphy
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Post Number: 113
Registered: 11-2005


Posted on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 09:47 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

'An fear is mó cos.'
Unless I'm mistaken this sentence means 'The man with/of the biggest foot'.
Is this right? And if so how would one say 'The man with/of the biggest feet'? 'An fear is mó cosa'?

Similarly, if 'An tír is mó cathair' means 'The country with/of the biggest city' ('" " " cathracha' = '" " " cities'?). How would one say 'The country with/of the most cities'? 'An tír is lia cathair/cathracha' perhaps?

GRMA

Séamus Ó Murchadha

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Aonghus
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Post Number: 6588
Registered: 08-2004


Posted on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 - 06:02 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

I think you are mistaken, James.

"An fear is mó cos"the man with the most feet!
"An fear leis an cos is mó" the man with the largest foot.
"An fear leis na cosa is mó" the man with the largest feet.
'An tír is mó cathair' the country wih the most cities
An tír leis an gcathair is mó the country with the biggest city


An mó cleas atá sa Ghaeilge?
Is mó!

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James_murphy
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Post Number: 114
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Posted on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 - 06:00 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Go raibh maith agat as sin a Aonghuis.
I find it difficult to know sometimes if 'is mó' is referring to amount/frequency or size.

Séamus Ó Murchadha

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Aonghus
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Post Number: 6608
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Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 06:16 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Is mó mo chlab ná do chlabsa my mouth is bigger than yours


Context determines as usual.

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Lars
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Post Number: 192
Registered: 08-2005
Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 01:37 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

quote:

An fear is mó cos the man with the most feet!


But cos is singular. How can it mean feet?

Nach fearr a rá mar seo?
An fear is mó cosa the man with the most feet

Lars

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Aonghus
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Post Number: 6621
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Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 06:23 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Níl an chúis agam, a Lars, ach tá mé (geall le bheith) cinnte go leanann an uatha "is mó".

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Aonghus
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Post Number: 6630
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Posted on Friday, December 07, 2007 - 06:22 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Chuaigh mé i gcomhairle leis na foclóirí.

Ciorrucháin de "iomaí" is ea "mó" sa chás seo, nuair is "many" is ciall leis.

Leanann an uatha iomaí go bhfios dom.

iomaí [aidiacht den tríú díochlaonadh]
(leis an gcopail) cuid mhaith, mórán (is iomaí uair a bhí mé ann).

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Lars
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Post Number: 193
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Posted on Friday, December 07, 2007 - 10:10 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Tá, uatha i gcónaí sa chéad chás (mó = iomaí), ach tá difríocht idir sin agus "an X is mó Y" (the X of most Y)
Is féidir aidiachtaí comparáideacha eile a chur tar éis "an X":
"Is é an fear is mó airgead an fear is lú cairdeas"
"Is í Éire an tír is lú coillte san Eoraip." (Tá an focal coillte ina n-iolra.)

Lars

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Aonghus
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Posted on Friday, December 07, 2007 - 10:27 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Is dócha go bhfuil an cheart agat, mar is iondúil.

Ach cén chiall a bhainfeá as "An fear is mó cos" mar sin?

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Dennis
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Post Number: 3367
Registered: 02-2005


Posted on Friday, December 07, 2007 - 11:03 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Hmmm.

An fear is mó clú = the most famous man
An fear is mó cos = the most footy man ??

"An seanchas gearr,
an seanchas is fearr."


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Lars
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Post Number: 194
Registered: 08-2005
Posted on Friday, December 07, 2007 - 03:40 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

the bigfootest man :-)

Lars



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