County Down word of the week - Phaitios

Seo focal suimiúil, phaitios 'plenty', ("fatch-os") . (Tá paiteas ar fáil sna Glinntí Aontroma). Tá phaitios mónadh ann - 'there is plenty of turf' Hit the translate button on the left of the screen for translations.

Focal an Dúin na Seachtaine seo - Cronc

Cé nach raibh sé chomh coiteanta, bhí an focal cronc 'a hill' ar fáil i nGaeilge an Dúin. Leagan den fhocal cnoc atá ann. Tá an focal céanna le fáil i Manainn. Although it was never very common, the word 'cronc', a hill, was to be found in Down Irish. It is a form of the word cnoc. The same word is to be found in the Isle of Man.

Focal an Dúin na Seachtaine - subhach

Subhach - 'merry'. pron. soo-ah Is cosúil go bhfuil sé gaolta leis an fhocal sugach. It is probably related to the word sugach. Bighidh go subhach - 'be merry'

Focal an Dúin na Seachtaine - gann 'scarcely'

Ciallaíonn gann 'scarcely' chomh maith le 'scarce' i nGaeilg an Dúin. Mar shampla .... Is gann dhomh 'bheith ann anocht - i'll will hardly be there tonight

Focal an Dúin na Seachtaine - Iomadaigh

Iomadaigh - too many - much.

Samplaí ...

Chan iarram iomadaigh - I do not / will not ask too much
D'iarr sé an iomadaigh - he asked too much
Tá an iomadaigh eadrainn - there is too much between us
le hiomadaigh práinne - with too much haste

Focal na Seachtaine - dadamh

dadamh =

Is ionann 'dadamh' agus 'rud ar bith' i nGaeilge Chondae an Dúin, díreach cosúil le hOiriall.

'Dadamh' means 'anything' in South Down Irish, just like in does in Oriel Irish.

The word 'dadamh' is 'dada' in Standard Irish.

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