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PostPosted: Fri 27 Sep 2013 4:37 pm 
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Hi could someone tell me what "Iron Woman" would be in Irish.
One friend said it's mna iarann and the other said its
bean iarann.
Would really appreciate the help, Thanks!


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PostPosted: Fri 27 Sep 2013 5:27 pm 
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Bean iarann - is what I would suggest, but it might be bean iarainn (of iron). mná is the plural (women).
If you'd wait a bit, I'm sure somebody here will know better than I would.


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PostPosted: Fri 27 Sep 2013 6:39 pm 
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sojie13 wrote:
Hi could someone tell me what "Iron Woman" would be in Irish.
One friend said it's mna iarann and the other said its
bean iarann.
Would really appreciate the help, Thanks!
franc 91 wrote:
Bean iarainn - is what I would suggest, but it might be bean iarainn (of iron). mná is the plural (women).
If you'd wait a bit, I'm sure somebody here will know better than I would.

I'd definitely have iarainn in the genitive:

Bean Iarainn "Iron Woman" literally "Woman of Iron"

(Mná is not only the plural of bean but also the genitive singular "of a woman", which might be where your friend saw it. For example, tionchar na Mná Iarainn "the Iron Lady's influence", referring to Margaret Thatcher.)

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PostPosted: Fri 27 Sep 2013 6:44 pm 
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Thank you so much for your quick reply!

I did an triathlon in Ireland and I'm thinking about getting a tattoo :D

Bean Iarann it is.


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PostPosted: Fri 27 Sep 2013 6:58 pm 
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I'm not sure you've seen what Yer Man has said - that's to say that you need a genitive in there (I know it sounds painful, but if it's for getting inked....) bean iarainn is the answer he gave. ;)


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PostPosted: Fri 27 Sep 2013 10:24 pm 
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Thanks, I just reread it.
That would have been terrible!


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