It is currently Mon 09 Feb 2026 2:47 am

All times are UTC


Forum rules


Please click here to view the forum rules



Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 7 posts ] 
Author Message
PostPosted: Fri 04 Apr 2025 3:45 pm 
Offline

Joined: Thu 27 May 2021 3:22 am
Posts: 1724
I've found some examples where the normal ordering of words is different:

síos suas: up and down
scáth agus solas: light and shade
fuil agus feóil: flesh and blood

Are there any others?


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri 04 Apr 2025 5:59 pm 
Offline

Joined: Sat 31 Jul 2021 8:03 pm
Posts: 168
Word and deed - Beart is briathar (At least, I've heard 'beart is briathar' before, although I'm not sure if it's a set phrase.)

Upside down - Bunoscionn (The Irish here is kind of the reverse of the English.)


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri 04 Apr 2025 6:15 pm 
Offline

Joined: Thu 27 May 2021 3:22 am
Posts: 1724
good examples - i'd never thought of bun-os-cionn in this regard before.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon 07 Apr 2025 12:02 am 
Offline

Joined: Thu 02 Nov 2023 11:42 pm
Posts: 689
Location: Denver, Colorado
There's also thall agus abhus 'here and there'

_________________
I'm an intermediate speaker of the Corca Dhuibhne dialect of Irish and also have knowledge on the old spelling
Soir gaċ síar, fé ḋeireaḋ thíar


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Thu 31 Jul 2025 10:26 pm 
Offline

Joined: Sat 31 Jul 2021 8:03 pm
Posts: 168
Díol agus ceannach - buying and selling.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue 05 Aug 2025 7:46 am 
Offline

Joined: Tue 05 Aug 2025 7:37 am
Posts: 2
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
croí agus anam: heart & soul
uisce agus tine: water and fire?


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon 19 Jan 2026 9:55 am 
Offline

Joined: Thu 27 May 2021 3:22 am
Posts: 1724
In Ua Laoghaire's Bible, the fire and brimstone that rained down on Sodom was "cith ruíbhe agus tine", reversing the words.


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 7 posts ] 

All times are UTC


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Majestic-12 [Bot] and 2188 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group