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Sineadw
Member Username: Sineadw
Post Number: 99 Registered: 06-2009
| Posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 - 03:46 pm: |
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Does anyone use the 'tit do' construction anymore for 'falling into' as in for example 'thit sé dá chodladh'? I learned 'thit sé ina chodladh' in school and it does seem that form is used more often. What do you all use? |
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Joe
Member Username: Joe
Post Number: 6 Registered: 09-2009
| Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 08:46 am: |
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"Thit sé ina chodladh" would certainly float my boat. But what about this one; "Thit sé le fáin" translating roughly as "He fell off a cliff" or "over an edge" or something. I'm not certain about this, so is there anyone out there who has come across this "thit" followed by "le" construction before? Maybe it's archaic but then again maybe it isn't. |
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Aonghus
Member Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 8928 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 09:33 am: |
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le fána a thiteann duine neamhaireach! |
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Aonghus
Member Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 8929 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 09:35 am: |
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Is iomaí slí le Titim, féach an bhFoclóir Beag: titim amach (bruíon (le duine); tarlú (cad a thit amach?)). titim ar (teacht anuas ar (is orm a thit an obair); teacht ar (níor this néal orm)). titim cainte (leagan cainte, abairt). titim chun (dul chun (ag titim chun feola, chun suaimhnis)). titim focail (rith nó sciorradh focail). titim i (ísliú ó staid go staid eile (titim i laige, i bpeaca)). titim le (teacht chuig (is leat a thitfidh an áit)). |
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An_chilleasrach
Member Username: An_chilleasrach
Post Number: 111 Registered: 01-2009
| Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 11:47 am: |
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My kerry farmer father in law would refer to "a fall of ground" to describe a downward slope. Despite having very little Irish, his conversation is littered with words, usages, constructions etc which are heavily influenced by Irish. I wonder would "titim talún" be understood? |
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Joe
Member Username: Joe
Post Number: 7 Registered: 09-2009
| Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 02:17 pm: |
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An bhfuil focal ann "titimeas", galar a bhaineann leis na néaróga a thugtar cerbral palsy no rud éicint cosúil leis air i mBéarla? |
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Aonghus
Member Username: Aonghus
Post Number: 8930 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 03:27 pm: |
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Tá. Epilepsy atá i gceist. |
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