Irish Class, January 28, 2013

Rang Gaeilge, 28ú lá mí Eanáir 2013

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Modern Irish words

From Céard?Céard? 17 words from modern Ireland, in Irish

Tarrtháil	bailout
Baincéirí	bankers
Vicipéid	Wikipedia
Tvuít	tweet
Triúracht	troika	The combined ECB, European Commission and the IMF.
An Iris Reatha	The Journal
iris	publication
reatha	current
Teilifís réaltachta	reality TV
Podchraoladh	podcast
craol	broadcast
Pobalbhreith	opinion poll
Cothromas diúltach	negative equity	“A phrase that only a handful of us had ever heard of five years ago, but which most people would now love to see the back of.”
Bhlagáil	blogging
Micreabhlagáil	microblogging
Ciste Airgeadaíochta Idirnáisiúnta	IMF
ciste	fund
airgeadaíochta	monetary
idirnáisiúnta	international
Sásra Cobhsaíochta Eorpach	European Stability Mechanism
sásra	mechanism
cobhsaíochta	stability
An trasdul digiteach	the digital switchover
trasdul	transition
Cibearspás	cyberspace
Cibearbhulaíocht	cyberbullying

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Cré na Cille

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uaigh	grave	f2 uaigheanna
feart	mound, tumulus, grave	m3 gs npl fearta
leacht	grave-mound, cairn, heap	m3 pl leachtanna
úir	earth, soil	f2
san úir	in the grave
ag tabhairt an fhéir	in the grave	“taking the grass”
faoin bhfód	under sod
leac uaighe	gravestone
fód	sod	m1
reilig	graveyard	f2
cill	churchyard	f2 npl cealla, gpl ceall
sochraid	funeral, cortege	f2
sochraideach	funeral-goer, mourner	m1
tórramh	wake, funeral
cré	clay, soil, earth	f4
corp	body, corpse	m1
corpán	corpse	m1
marbhán	corpse, spiritless person, oppressive heat	m1
cos	foot	m1
lofa	rotten, decayed
cónra	coffin	f4
cailleach	hag, old woman	f2
scubaid	hussy	f2
toice	hussy, wench	f4
meirdreach	harlot, prostitute	f2
striapach	harlot	f2
aifreann na marbh	requiem mass
crois
cliabhrach	chest
misean	mission
cá’il	where	← cá bhfuil
beannaithe	blessed
thug	gave, took	[p of tabhair
chugam	to me
éigin	some
a mb’éigin = b’éigin	must have
ceangal	tie, binding, fetter	m1
deireanach	last, late, latter
leo	with them	← le
cuidsúlach	eye-catching, good looking
go mór í ná an ceann seo	bigger than this one
gasúr	boy, child	m1
cor	turn; tiredness, exhaustion; agreement
cam	bent, crooked
Slánaitheoir	redeemer, saviour
uirthi	on her	← ar
áilleacht	beauty
dearmadach	forgetful
mairg	woe, sorrow	f2
faoi mo cheann	under my head
cliabhrach	chest
Ní mé	I wonder
curtha	planted	seeds or bodies
orthu	on them	← ar
chaithfidís	they would throw/spend
d’fhainicí	would beware, would protect
achainigh	entreat, petition
leanbh	baby
adeirimse	I said	←abair
Tá cuid againn	some of us
ach má tá féin	but if I myself is
leo	with them	← le
cónra	coffin	f4
an chónra ab fhearr	the best coffin
scaball	scapula
bhraillín	sheet	f2
barróg	hug, sacking	gs barróige
réir	wish, will, command	f2
scaoilteog	shroud, wrapper	[garment]
geall	bet
práib	daub
súiche	soot	m4
Lorg méire	fingerprint
siúráilte	confident
pruislíocht = priosláil	dribbling
Is dóigh	it is likely
dar	seem
fia	deer, waste
dar fia	by heaven
neart	strength, control	m1
poll	hole	7
dóite	burned
cóta	coat	cót
ropaireacht	stabbing, violence; snitching, thieving, villainy
bréag	lie
labhaireodh	would speak
níl … ach	only
roilig	cemetary
cantal	irritated
síthrá		???
léin		??
ariamh	ever
caolach	twig
feasach	knowing
spré	dowry
giniúchaí		???
dreancaidí	fleas
os cionn talúna	above ground
fois		???
ábhairseoir		???
iasacht	loan
leas	interest
raicleach	brawling woman, vixen, termagant
Éad atá ort nach bhfuair tú Jeaic le pósadh.	You are jealous you did not get to marry Jack.
goile	stomach
ucht	chest, breast, bosom
suthain	eternal
mairnéalaigh	sailors
deis	chance
eiteach	refusal
staicearlach	stocky person
Rálach	Harlot
blite na lachan	milking the ducks
B’fhíor do Bhriain Mór é nuair a thug sé “Jennet” ort.	Big Brian was right [true] when he called you “Jennet”.
An scólachán gránna.	The ugly scold.
		8
Beithíoch	beast
ruaiteach	cold dry wind	gs, npl ruaitigh
as cúl	from the back
glac	hand	n
glac	accept	v
		p. 8
ucht	lap
saothraite	labor
Pléascfaidh mé!	I will explode!
uireasa	lack, deficiency, absence	f4
filleadh	bend, fold
feacadh	bend, twist
bruite	fiery
goill	grieve, hurt, vex
éagoir	injustice, wrong
fré	through	= trí
nár theaga corp chun cille chun tosaigh uirthi	may no other body come to the graveyard before her.
céard = cá hé an rud	what
		p. 9
pinsin	pinch
coinne	appointment, expectation of meeting
altóir	altar
lomán	bare, stripped
sliabh	mountain	m gs sléibhe, pl sléibhte
faraor	woe
géar	sharp
deacrach	sever, distressing
meall	ball, globe, swelling, lump, mass, mount	m1
meall	charm, entice; decieve, disappoint	v
nimh	poison
cónra	coffin
de chion agus de mheas	affection and respect
méid	amount, quantity
baol	danger
		p. 10
ag goil	going	Conn. variant. = ag dul
rúpálaí	strong, unmethodical worker
raicleach	vixen, brawling woman
séard = is éard = sé hé an rud	what
faitíos	fear, apprehension	m1
galar	sickness, disease, affliction	m1
méid	amount, quantity
uacht	will, testament	f3
gearrchaile	young girl
mná rialta	nuns
		p. 11
díol	sale, payment
saolach	long lived
leabhraigh	swear	v
tóir	pursuit, chase
crap	shrink, contract
córa = cóir	just, proper
fabhtach	faulty, flawed
folláin	healthy, wholesom
fág	leave
brí	strength, vigor
comhrá	conversation
puth	whiff, puff
Caithfeadh sé go bhfuil croí folláin aici	It would have to be that she has a strong heart
raibléara	harlot, hussyt
		p. 12
go siúráilte	certainly
coinsias	conscience
do mo choinsias	by my troth
criotán = creatachán	weak, emaciated
réama	rheum
amhlaidh	thus
is amhlaidh	the fact is
lúd = lúth	power, strength
donacht	misfortune
suaimhneas	peace	g suaimhnis
leithéid	like, counterpart
Cáid = Cá fhaid = Cá fhad	how long
gasur	boy	Conn. child
gasúr mná	girl	Conn.
Nár mhaire sí a bóthar!	May she not live long!
		p. 13
a cuid airgid fré chéile	all of her money
faitíos	fear, apprehension
roimh ré	beforehand
Diabhal mé	I’ll be damned
mara = mura	if not
ó atá is go bhfuil	since that is how it is
Níor bhréag “Máistir Mór” a thabhairt air a Bhríd	It was not a lie to call him “big master”, Bríd

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adhlacadh	burial	m gs adhlactha. pl adhlacthaí
Úr-adhlactha	newly buried
A haonmhac	her only son
aontíos	living
Girseach	young girl
Deirfiúr	sister
di	to her	do + í
Súil	expected
uacht	will
uaithi	from her	ó + í</u
Súil le huacht uaithi.		</u
Ag dul ina shagart.
Gaol	relationship, relative
ag iomaíocht	competing
talún	land
An bheirt ag iomaíocht ar shon a chuid talún.
Comharsa	neighbor
béal	neighbor
doras	door
ucht	chest, breast
riamh	ever
Comharsa bhéal doráis agus uchtchara do Chaitríona riamh.
Aitheantas	acquaintance	m1
eadarlúid	interval [?]
neart	strength, control	m1
místuama	imprudent, clumsy
gearr	short
gairéadaí	gaudiness, ostentation
Dúirt mé riamh	I always said
ceart	right
nár ceart	it wasn’t right
deoir	tear, drop
di	to her	do + í
dealaigh	part, separate
fainic	warning, caution
ól déanta	drink made
gan ligean dóibh	without letting them	[do the clothes]
gairéadaí	gaudiness, ostentation
gearradh	cut
nó go mbeadh	until	“or would”
buaic	highest point, peak, zenith	f2
riamh	ever
marbhán	corpse
an dá bhaile	both
sraith	series
iomaire	ridge
seacht sraith	seven rows	[of hay]
fan	stay, wait, remain	d‘fhanfaidís they would wait/stay/remain
bonn coirp	corpse coin
ag fáil	getting
snaidhm	knot
níb fhearr ← ní ba fhearr	wasn’t better	p. of níos fhearr [?]
paidrín	rosaru
méar	finger	f2
siúráilte
Bheadh sásamh aici	she would have the satisfaction
tit	fall	cond titeadh
talamh	earth, ground
cónra	coffin
do mo chur í	“in my putting”	Object of VM
Tiarna	lord
uaimse	from me	← ó
b’fhada amach uaimse	far away from us
fan	wait, stay, remain	cond. d‘fhanfadh
Tá súil agam	I hope
las	light
coinneal	candle
as cionn = os cionn	from above
fág	leave
réir	wish, command
cúinne	corner
comhra	cupboard
comhrá	conversation
páipéar	paper	m1
cíos	rent	m3
corp	body
curraoin	[beggar’s, traveller’s] wallet, scrip
Curraoineach	[proper name]
Sin é an buachaill acu	That’s the lad
Má bhuailtear Sasana	if England is defeated
ainriocht	sorry plight, wretched condition
margadh	market
Tá an margadh caillte cheana againn .	We have already lost the market
cineal	type, kind, sort
cluas	ear
buille	blow, strike
feille = feall	deceit, treachery
scian	knife	f2 pl sceana
cloch	stone	f2
buidéal	bottle	m1
troid	fight, quarrel	v
sáigh	thrust, stab	vn sá
Ní throidfeá mar a throidfeadh fear	You would not fight like a man would fight
Cead	permission
cainte	speech
Cead cainte dhom.	May I speak?
coisreacan	consecration
orainn	on us	← ar
siad uile	they all
díobh	from them	← de
chomh	as, so
tréan	strength, strong man
céanna	like, the same
as cionn = os cionn	from above
talún	ground
cill	church, churchyard, cell
cruóg	urgent
imní	anxiety
faitíos	fear
síne = sin	that, then
suaimhneas i ndán	peace in store
ciall	sense
cathaíocht	fighting
Cáid = Cá fhad	How long	faid = fad
Cá fhad ó tháinig tú?	How long from when you came?
cluin	hear
An gcluin tú leat mé?	Can you hear me?
scáth	shadow
oiread	amount
déan an oiread	do as much
teanntás	assurance; familiarity
dhéanfá	you would make
ádh	luck	m1
i mbéal an dorais agam	my next door neighbor
riamh	ever
imigh	leave
cuimhe	memory
bhur	your
imithe	gone
uaimse	from me	← ó
nós	custom, manner
ar aon nós	anyway
Éistear le mo ghlór!	Let my voice be heard!
Caithfear éisteach	It must be listened to
Óir	for, because	conj
Óir = Ór	gold	conj
dá	of those who	do/de + a
éagruth	shapelessness, deformity	m3
cruinne	world, universe	f3
deireadh	end	m1
cluin	hear	fut cluinfear
spros = brus	dust
áithrigh	inhabit
oll	great, huge
coitinn = coiteann	common, general
plúch	smother, stifle
toircheas	pregnancy, offspring
broinn	womb	f2
arbhar	corn	m1
órga	golden
cruachta	hardened
iothlainn	haggard, rickyard, stackyoard
gair	call	v
díolaim	collect, glean, gather
déas = dias	ear of cor
gort	field	m1
sinsear	ancestor
reachtaire	administrator, steward
teallach = teaghlach	household
buanna = bua	victory, triumph
buanaí	reaper
cruachadóir	stack-builder
súisteoir	thresher
taisceán = taisceadán	depository, locker, safe
siléar	cellar
eochróir	keeper of keys, turnkey
Níl am ná beatha sa gCill.	Not time nor life in the graveyard
sorcha	brightness, light
dorcha	darkness
Níl fuin ghréine	The sun does not shine.	Lit. “cook”
rabharta	spring tide, rush, flood, torrent
luainneach	fast-moving, nimble
claochmaigh = claochlaigh	change for the worse, deteriorate	vn claochlú/claochmú
síneadh	extension
Streoillín	little straggling line
Croimiscín		??
taighríocht = taibhreamh	dream
fastaigh = fostaigh	catch, hold fast, grip
fástaigh		??
cóiriú	arrangement, dressing, mending	m4
á	it, them	obj of vn
culaith	suit, apparen
gairdis = gairdeas	joy, gladness
fleidhe = fleadh = fleá	(drinking) feast
Níl súile friochanta an pháiste ann.	No lively eyes of the child there.
lasadh	light
doscúch = doscaí	extravagant, reckless
lasadh doscúch an ógfhir	rakish blush of a young man
rós	rose
gríseach = gríosach	glowing
grua	cheek
caoinghuth	quiet voice, keening voice
oiliúnt	nourisment, nurture	f3 gs oiliúna
meangadh	smile
soineanta	calm, pleasant
nigh	wash	pres níonn
gné	species, kind
easairíonnach	amorphous
aileimbic = ailimic	alembic, distillation
neamhéisealach	unfastidious; not nauseating, inoffensive
úire	freshness, newness	f4
snua	complexion, color, appearance	m4
arae = ar aoi	in regard to, on account of
ceimic	chemistry
neamhchásmhar	unconcerned, unsympathetic
feart	grave, barrow
Níl ann ach cnámha ag críonadh	Only bones decaying
feoil ag fíniú	flesh decaying
baill ba bhaill bheatha ag dreo	members that were living members decomposing
almóir	niche, cupboard
culaith	suit, apparel
cuileáilte	discarded	??
áilt	prank
cuil	angry appearance
leon = léan	grief, anguish, woe
rodadh = rod	rot
smúit	dust, mist
éadrom	light, sparse
teaspach	hot weather, hazy
rabharta	spring tide, flood, torrent, rush
féar	grass
goineach	wounding, piercing, hurtful
firiúl	constant, diligent
cuisle	vein	pl cuislí
cladach	shore	m gs cladaigh
fearacht	like, as
doirt	pour
corcán	pot	m1
sceach	hedgerows
sceach ina scornach	“frog in his/her throat”	“thornbush in his/her throat”
tom	bush, shrub
crích = críoch	limit, boundary	f
coimrí = coimirce	protection, guardianship
dheasódh	prepare]
téidis	going	← téigh???
cumhúil	homesick, lonesome	???
garrán	grove
leata = leath	spread, open wide, perish
láimhseáil	manage, handle
bréagán	toy
athnuachan	renewal
leicne = leiceann	cheek
tiomsaigh	gather up, collect, accumulate
tiomsófaí	would be gathered	cond. aut.
méiríní	foxglove
iontach	wonderfull
feartach	burial mound
úr	fresh
cluana = cluain	meadow; deception, persuasion
síoraíocht	eternity
i ngrua chúthail na hógmhná	in shy cheeks of young women
uanach	foamy, frothing
sceiche = sceach	hawthorn
gile	whiteness, fairness, gladness
ceannaghaidh	feature of face
tláth	soft
garlach	child, kid, brat	m gs npl garlaigh
falach = folach	hiding
falach bhíog	hide and seek
iothlainn	haggard, rickyard, stackyard
gealgháire	pleasant, radiant; smile
chloig aoibhnis	hours of delight
éagsúla	different
dreimire	ladder
tarraingt	pull, tug, drag, extraction
cogar	whisper
cásmhar	caring
suirí	courting, courtship
éalú	escape
cúlráid	secluded place
bóithrín	lane
geoladh gaoithe	light wind
gann	scarce, thin, meager
bliochtán = bleachtán
bainne bó bliochtáin	milk cows
criotán = creatachán	weak/emaciated creature
dul in ainseal	became chronic
spaid	dull, sodden, sluggish
ramallae	slime
folcadh	bathing
óir	gold
folt	hair [of head], locks, tresses
fionn	white, bright, clear; blond
glae	sticky, gluey; slime
nathair	snake, serpent	f
múchadh	smothering, suffocation
rosc	eye
leanbh	child	gs linbh
ceasnúil	complaining, querulous
ceasacht	complaining, grumbling
á dtabhairt ar	taking the place
aoibheall	gambolling, gadding
aeraíl = aeracht	airiness, gaiety
laige	weakness
díbirt	banishment, expulsion	gs díbeartha
ag cur droim díbeartha	driving out
neart	strength, force, power	m gs nirt
éadóchas	despair
saraigh	violate, infringe, overcome
scaoilteog	shroud
fuáil	sewing, stitching
pluideog	small blanket
uaigh	grave
cliabhán	cradle
deachú	tithe	10th
Éistear le mo ghlór!	Let my voice be heard!
Caithfear éisteach	It must be listened to
adhlacadh	burial	m gs adhlactha, pl adhlacthaí
ur-	before, ante-, pro-; very
úr	fresh, new
féasóg	beard
fairsing	wide, extensive, ample
raibiléara	harlot, hussy
bíogach	chirpy, jumpy, startling, twitching [of muscle]
cláraigh	flatten; beat; have sexual intercourse with; tabulate, list, register	In the English subtitles á cláradh was translated as “screwing her”. cláradh is the vn.
bréag	lie
mairnéalaigh	sailor
eitigh	refuse	vn eiteach
ariamh = riamh	before
iasacht	lending
dreancaid	flea
raicleach	brawling/obstreperous woman, vixen, termagant
Staiceallach	stocky person [???]
rálach	loose woman, harlot
scólachán	scold	n
gránna	ugly
lucht blite na lachan	people milking the ducks
gnaíúil	beautiful, comely
	[Samhradh 1947: Bás Mháirtín]
cocáil	cock, point	v
cnapán a glún	kneecap
baclainn	bent arm
plandóg	wench
gadaí	thief
óltach	drunk
bacach	lame
bodarlín bíogach	horny lout	[per subtitles]
cocbhodalán	cocky little prick	[per subtitles]
scólachán	scold
gránna	ugly
ariamh = riamh	before
bréag	lie

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