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.)