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fun, used in Ireland for fun/enjoyment. The word is actually English in origin; it entered into Irish from the English "crack" via Ulster Scots. The Gaelicised spelling craic was then reborrowed into English. The craic spelling, although preferred by many Irish people, has garnered some criticism as a faux-Irish word. [18] cross
cross – The ultimate source of this word is Latin crux. The English word comes from Old Irish cros via Old Norse kross. crubeens - Pig's feet, from Irish crúibín. cudeigh – A night's lodging, from Irish cuid na hoíche. currach or curragh – An Irish boat made from skins or tarred canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Irish currach.
Sláinte, Banjaxed, Stall the ball? Anyone can wear green on Saint Patrick's Day, but do you know what these Irish words mean and how to say them?
The native term for these is béarlachas (Irish pronunciation: [ˈbʲeːɾˠl̪ˠəxəsˠ]), from Béarla, the Irish word for the English language. It is a result of language contact and bilingualism within a society where there is a dominant, superstrate language (in this case, English) and a minority substrate language with few or no ...
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Keep this list handy and, after a few days, you should be able to translate Dublin slang to your native tongue with some success. You'll be ready to converse with English-speaking Dubliners or any ...
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"Feck" is a form of effeck, which is in turn the Scots cognate of the modern English word effect.However, this Scots noun has additional significance: Efficacy; force; value; return