Liam Smith wrote:
>>Fringe4 wrote:
>>
>>>How about the word for "Quiet" or "Silence"? I forgot that one.
>>>
>
>
> Einde O'Callaghan wrote:
>
>>Ciúnas (roughly "KYOO-nus") - this means "quiet".
>>
>>or
>>
>>Bí do thost (BEE dhuh HUSTH) - this is basically "shut up".
>>
>>Slán, Einde O'Callaghan
>
>
> Actually, according to my Foclóir (dictionary), ciúnas is "calmness,
> stillness, silence, quiet," not a command.
>
It's still what my old Irish teacher (a native speaker) used to say when
he wanted quiet in the classroom. It sounded very authoritative.
> The command would be bí ciúin! (bee KYOO-in).
>
This is correct
> And it's a small point in the second part, Bí i do thost (pronounced as
> Einde said above, the i vani****ng from sound, meaning, "Be in your
silence,"
> literally.
>
You're right - I was only remembering the sound, not the written form.
Slán, Einde O'Callaghan
|
