na míonna - the months

CaoimhínSF · **Joined:** Sun 04 Sep 2011 11:02 pm **Posts:** 1581

For anyone who copied out my list of ways to reference the months in Irish, note that I've corrected a typo there. :oops:

An anonymous helper pointed it out. :clap:

WeeFalorieMan · **Posted:** Fri 26 Jun 2015 12:24 am

A Chaoimhín,

In the ginideach section it says "mí Feabhra".
I think it should be mí na Feabhra (or mí na Féile Bríde, of course).

It also says "mí Lúnasa".
I think it should be mí na Lúnasa.

p.s. By the way, I was taught to say Meán Fhómhair, but that's just a small dialect difference, I think.

An Lon Dubh · **Joined:** Fri 30 Sep 2011 10:08 pm **Posts:** 1313

Mar a dúirt seanduine lenar bhuaileas:

Bhí ana-July againn an bhliain seo chaite

WeeFalorieMan · **Posted:** Fri 26 Jun 2015 12:38 am

An Lon Dubh wrote:

Mar a dúirt seanduine lenar bhuaileas:

Bhí ana-July againn an bhliain seo chaite

CaoimhínSF · **Joined:** Sun 04 Sep 2011 11:02 pm **Posts:** 1581

WeeFalorieMan wrote:

A Chaoimhín,

In the ginideach section it says "mí Feabhra".
I think it should be mí na Feabhra (or mí na Féile Bríde, of course).

It also says "mí Lúnasa".
I think it should be mí na Lúnasa.

p.s. By the way, I was taught to say Meán Fhómhair, but that's just a small dialect difference, I think.

I don't claim to be an expert, and to be honest I no longer remember exactly where i got everything on the chart, but I checked FGB, and it has mí Feabhra and mí Lúnasa, although your versions may be perfectly valid dialectical forms.

Bríd Mhór · **Joined:** Sun 28 Aug 2011 8:29 pm **Posts:** 2985

An Lon Dubh wrote:

Mar a dúirt seanduine lenar bhuaileas:

Bhí ana-July againn an bhliain seo chaite

We do actually tend to say some of the months in English.
January, Feabhra, Márta, Bealtaine, June, July ...

Saoirse · **Posted:** Sat 27 Jun 2015 3:45 pm

Bríd Mhór wrote:

An Lon Dubh wrote:

Mar a dúirt seanduine lenar bhuaileas:

Bhí ana-July againn an bhliain seo chaite

We do actually tend to say some of the months in English.
January, Feabhra, Márta, Bealtaine, June, July ...

I think I may be having flashbacks to the 'ceapaire ham' conversation! viewtopic.php?f=28&t=1437&p=11767&hilit=ceapaire+ham#p11767

Bríd Mhór · **Joined:** Sun 28 Aug 2011 8:29 pm **Posts:** 2985

Saoirse wrote:

Bríd Mhór wrote:

An Lon Dubh wrote:

Mar a dúirt seanduine lenar bhuaileas:

Bhí ana-July againn an bhliain seo chaite

We do actually tend to say some of the months in English.
January, Feabhra, Márta, Bealtaine, June, July ...

I think I may be having flashbacks to the 'ceapaire ham' conversation! viewtopic.php?f=28&t=1437&p=11767&hilit=ceapaire+ham#p11767

Labhrás · **Joined:** Sat 03 May 2014 4:01 pm **Posts:** 1970

WeeFalorieMan wrote:

A Chaoimhín,

In the ginideach section it says "mí Feabhra".
I think it should be mí na Feabhra (or mí na Féile Bríde, of course).

It also says "mí Lúnasa".
I think it should be mí na Lúnasa.

On http://corpas.focloir.ie/ you can find much more examples without the article.

WeeFalorieMan · **Posted:** Sat 27 Jun 2015 7:31 pm

CaoimhínSF wrote:

I don't claim to be an expert, and to be honest I no longer remember exactly where i got everything on the chart, but I checked FGB, and it has mí Feabhra and mí Lúnasa, although your versions may be perfectly valid dialectical forms.

Labhrás wrote:

On http://corpas.focloir.ie/ you can find much more examples without the article.

Thanks for letting me know. I'd never run across it that way before.

Bríd Mhór wrote:

We do actually tend to say some of the months in English.
January, Feabhra, Márta, Bealtaine, June, July ...

Yeah, I've definitely heard people say January and July instead of Eanáir and Iúil, but hadn't run across June instead of an Meitheamh before. I learn something new whenever I visit this place. Go raibh maith agat, a Bhríd. :computer:

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