Irish class, March 24, 2008
Irish class, March 24, 2008
We spent most of the first hour on conversation.
| reidh le | ready for, prepared for |
| comhrá | conversation m4 pl -ite |
| earrach | spring [season] m1 |
| alléirge | allergy |
| alléirge bía | food allergy |
| staire | history |
| cis | basket f2 pl -eanna |
| Cáisc | Easter, Passover f2 |
| cúb | [chicken] coop |
| cúbóg | Easter egg |
| Nur is féidir liom | when I can [do something] |
| teaghlach | household, family m1 pron “TIE-lukh” |
| thainig sé amach | it came out |
| an tseachtain seo chugainn | next week |
| an tseachtain seo caite | last week |
| mac amháin | one son |
| beirt mhac | two sons (gen.pl.,lenited) |
| triúr mac | three(gen.pl.,not lenited) |
| ceathrar mac | four |
| cúigear mac | five |
| seisear mac | six |
| seachtar mac | seven |
| ochtar mac | eight |
| naonúr mac | nine |
| deichniúr mac | ten |
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Plurals
Plurals are less systematic than genitives. It harder to guess the plural
from the nominative singular. However, there are two general classes, which makes
the genitive plural easy
- lagioraí (weak plurals): The genitive plural is like the
nominative singular. - Slenderize final consonant
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Most, but not all, m1 nouns
bád boat báid gs báid fear man fir gs fir cupán cupáin cupáin sagart priest sagairt sagairt - Add -a suffix
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bialann restaurant bialanna f bialainne -óg -óga -eog -eoga - tréanioraí (strong plurals): The genitive plural is like the
nominative plural. - add -(a)í
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seachtain week seachtainí gs seachtaine -eoir -eoirí dochtúir doctor dochtúirí siopa shop siopaí gs siopa garda guard m gardaí gs garda oifig office f oifigí gs oifige - Add -e
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bóthar road m bóithre (syncopation) gs bóthair - Add -ta or -tha
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ceol music ceolta gs ceoil blian year blianta glor noise glortha - -(e)acha
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leaba bed f leaba gs leapa athair father m athreacha syncopation gs athar - -(e)anna
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sráid street sráideanna gs sráide - -ach –> -aigh
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Éireannach Irish person Éireannaigh gs Éireannaigh gpl Éireannach leathanach page [of a book] leathanaigh gs leathanaigh gpl leathanach - -(e)anta
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uair hour uaireanta gs uaire oíche night oícheanta lá day laethanta - misc.
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duine person m daoine gs duine bean woman mná gs mná gpl ban cara friend cairde gs carad gpl carad árasán apartment m árasáin gs árasáin gplárasán clár board, [TV] program cláir gs cláir gpl clár -
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At the end of class we finished reading scene three of
Gaeileoirí, although
we did not have time to translate everything. I was reading Éamonn’s lines. This is the most difficult
part, but also the most fun. He is a pompous ass.
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