Eachtraí Eilíse i dTír na nIontas

Caibidil IX: Scéal an Turtair Bhréige
The Story of the Mock Turtle

Turtar	turtle	genitive here. Lenition blocked by –n
Bréige	false

• “Ní féidir leat a shamhlú a[however much] shásta is atáim thusa a fheiceáil arís, a sheanchara[vocative] dhil!” arsa an Bandiúc, agus í ag sacadh a láimhe[g following vn] go ceanúil faoi ascaill Eilíse agus iad ag siúl ar aghaidh le chéile.
  Ba chúis áthais le hEilís í a fháil agus giúmar grianmhar mar sin uirthi, agus dúirt sí léi féin go mb’fhéidir gurb [direct rel clause] é an piobar a rinne chomh fíochmhar sin í nuair a casadh[past aut] ar a chéile sa chistin iad.

  “You can’t imagine how happy I am to see you again, dear old friend!” said the Duchess, and she affectionately thrust her hand under Alice’s arm as they walked forward together.
  Alice was delighted to find her in a cheerful mood like that and she said to herself that it might have been the pepper that made her so fierce when they met each other in the kitchen.

  dil	Dear, beloved
  sacadh	thrust, shove	m
  ceanúil	Loving, affectionate
  ascaill	armpit	f
  giúmar	humor, mood	m
  grianmhar	Sunny; bright, cheerful, pleasant.
  piobar	pepper	m
  fíochmhar	Furious, ferocious

  
  
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