My favorite Irish words and phrases from Thirty-Two Words from Field by Manchán Magan
At scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine
phrase
“Under each other’s shadow is how people survive.”
Blàthdhortadh
word
Menstrual blood; Literal translation: bloom shedding
Clíatha fis
word
A matrix of knowledge
Dru
word
Immersion; Total connection; A sacred tree of life whose central trunk ran through the middle of the cosmos, keeping the sky aloft
Lacht
word
Milk; Literal translation: a gathering of tears
Muinín
word
Confidence; Trust; to be hopeful that someone will do something
Thar toinn
word
Abroad; Literal translation: over the waves
Tine ghealáin
word
Luminance that arises from the depths of languages
Spailp
word
Spark; Surprise kiss
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