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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

An Páirc Inbhir Mór ‘Is Vanity an Estuarine Field?’ S: Mór ‘Vanity, Pride’ (or: ‘a great amount’ or ‘friendliness’) P: Páirc Inbhir ‘an Estuarine Field, a Field of an Estuary’ C: An ‘is …?’, the interrogative form

Pictiúr óna Google Maps ina bhfuil comhartha bóthair in Arcló agus “An Páirc Inbhir Mór” scríte air.

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Mol Máinliachta Luimneach ‘Limerick is a Surgical Hub’ S: Luimneach ‘Limerick’ P: Mol Máinliachta ‘a Surgical Hub, a Hub of Surgery’

Geata agus “Mol Máinliachta Luimneach” air.

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silmeth 🇺🇦 @silmeth.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/05/2026

And for Irish, Gearóid Ó Nualláin really didn’t like mistakes regarding this. “Is é Séadna (…) a bhí air” is wrong because it suggests “Séadna” refers to a person, not to a name. ‘is é Séadna X’ means ‘X and Séadna are the same person’. The sentence must be ‘Is Séadna a bhí air’ to give a name.

From Gerald O’Nolan’s “Studies in Modern Irish”, vol. 1, page 10: Sentences like—Is é Séadna an ainm a bhí air (*they have appeared in print*) are just as bad Irish as—Is é ar an mbórd atá sé.

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Bí an tEolas! ‘The Knowledge is resin!’ S: an tEolas ‘the Knowledge’ P: bí ‘pitch, resin’

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Trá An Clochán ‘Clifden is a beach’ S: An Clochán ‘Clifden’ P: trá ‘a beach’

Clár eolais go bhfuil téacs air á rá:

EOLAS – INFORMATION

AINM TRÁ / BEACH NAME Trá An Clochán / Clifden Beach

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Raidió Teilifís Éireann ‘Ireland’s Television is a Radio’ S: Teilifís Éireann ‘Ireland’s Television’ P: Raidió ‘(a) Radio’ Nílimíd in inmhe an ainm a thuiscint in aon slí nách abairt chopaile í.

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Teach Mo Chara ‘My Friend is a House’ S: Mo Chara ‘My Friend’ P: Teach ‘a House’

Comhartha os cionn dorais, litreacha bána ar chúlra dubh air á rá: Teach Mo Chara.

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Iarnóin maith! ‘Goodness is an afternoon!’ S: maith ‘goodness, a good thing’ P: iarnóin ‘afternoon’

Lógó na haipe “Sionnach” agus “Fáilte!” scríte os a chionn agus “Iarnóin maith!” thíos de.

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Óstán bealach isteach ‘An entrance is a hotel’ S: bealach isteach ‘a way inside, entrance’ P: óstán ‘a hotel’

Comhartha ar bhalla ar a bhfuil scríte: “Óstán bealach isteach / Hotel entrance”.

Tá Caisleán Uí Bhriain in Inis Oírr le feiscint sa chúlra os cionn an chomhartha.

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Leabhar Gaeilge liom ‘An Irish book of mine’ an bhrí ba thúisce a tuigfí as san ach is féidir ciall chopaileach a bhaint as leis: ‘a Gaelic language of mine is a book’ S: Gaeilge liom ‘a Gaelic [language] of mine’ P: leabhar ‘a book’

léine uaine ar a bhfuil na litreacha: Leabhar Gaeile liom

Caipín leis an dtéacs céanna: “Leabhar Gaeilge liom”, agus píosa eile scríte thíos san íomhá i mBéarla: “What do you think?”

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Ní hábhair é a chara. ‘His friend is not subjects.’ S: (é) a chara ‘his friend’ (agus fo-ainmní ann) P: ábhair ‘subjects, matters’ (iolra den fhocal ‘ábhar’) Copula: ní (an fhoirm dhiúltach) ‘ní ábhair’ a bheadh ceart de réir an chaighdeáin, ach is sine an nós ‘h-’ a chur tar éis ‘ní’ na copaile

Teachtaireacht ar Mastodon agus “ní hábhair é a chara. 🤜🔥🤛” scríte inti.

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silmeth 🇺🇦 @silmeth.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/05/2025

One interesting rule of #Irish #grammar that many people struggle with, but it seems well alive in native Irish. A 🧵. If a proper name (of person or place) is referring to the name itself, & not to a specific person, it’s treated as indefinite after the copula. #Gaeilge #Gaelainn #gramadach

Nua-Chorpas na hÉireann results from texts by native speakers showing many instances of ‘gur ⟨name⟩ an t-ainm a bhí air’ and similar structures, eg. ‘gur John Paul a bhí ort’, ‘gur Micí is ainm dom’, ‘gur Máirtín a bhí ar fhear an phíopa’, ‘gur Bríd a tugadh ort’ without any pronoun after the copular forms.

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Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨ @unaminh.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

reading an article (in Irish) about an Irish language influencer with thousands and thousands of followers (who's also apparently working on advanced courses and charges people for their content) but their Irish is so poor that I'm struggling to understand and read the article... ☹️

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Maitiú Ó Coimín @maitiuocoimin.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Deirtear nach gcáintear leabhra Gaeilge sách minic. Mar sin, déanfaidh mé cáineadh beag ar Scott Pilgrim as Gaeilge: ní thuigeann an t-aistritheoir an chopail agus tá cuid den aistriúchán in áiteacha eile chomh ciotach sin go bhfuil sé barrúil.

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Risteárd Ó hAodha @risteard.ie · 05/01/2025

@anchopail.bsky.social Cé Cathair na Mart Westport is a quay

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

An Túr Solas? ‘Is Light a Tower?’ S: Solas ‘Light’ P: Túr ‘a Tower’ copula: an …? (the interrogative form)

Íomha de shuíomh dublincitylights.ie á rá so: “The official name of the Spire is An Túr Solas «Monument of Light»” (ach ní hé an fhíorbhrí leis an méid).

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silmeth 🇺🇦 @silmeth.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/11/2024

The guide I wrote a while ago about ‘being’ in Irish (the tá/bí verb vs the copula ‘is’). It’s fairly comprehensive and, I hope, helpful to learners: celtic-languages.org/Guide_to_Irish… #Gaeilge #Spéiríní #SpéirGhorm

A screenshot from the Irish copula guide showing the section on Classification.

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

#SpéirGorm ‘A green-blue colour is sky’ Subject: Gorm ‘(An instance of) green or blue colour (of some specific object)’ Predicate: Spéir ‘Sky’ #BluecolourIsSky

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 12/10/2024

sr. Beag Liam ‘William’s Smallness is a street’ S: sr[áid] ‘a street’ P: Beag Liam ‘William’s Little Amount, William’s Smallness’

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 12/10/2024

Ionaid bialanna beir leat sa Chathair ‘Take-away restaurants in the City are places’ P: Ionaid ‘places’ S: bialanna beir leat sa Chathair ‘take-away restaurants in the City’

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 12/10/2024

Turas d’anam ‘thy soul is a journey’ S: turas ‘journey’ P: d’anam ‘thy soul’ B’fhearr linn ‘t’anam’ le t’ neamhghlórach áfach. Is féidir tuiscint eile a bhaint as ‘d’anam’ leis: an réamhfhocal ‘do’ + ‘anam’ (‘a journey for a soul’).

íomha den tsuíomh idirlín “Turas d’anam” leis seo scríte ann: Gently let this land become your home. Turas d’anam - the journey of your sould in Ireland.

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 28/09/2024

Ár bia mara ‘Seafood is slaughter’ S: bia mara ‘seafood’ P: ár ‘slaughter’ Chuir duine an íomhá so chugainn tá fada ó shin ach níor roinneamair anso í fós. Ná hithidh ach glasraí lenúr dtoil, a chairde.

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 28/09/2024

Halla Deuglán ‘Deuglán is a hall’ Gaelchló a roinn an íomhá so ar an suíomh eile ⁊ ghoideamair uathu í.

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 21/04/2024

Líne Glas an Luas ‘Speed is a Line of Locks’ Subject: an Luas ‘(the) Speed’ Predicate: Líne Glas ‘a Line of Locks’ ‘Glas’ gan séimhiú mar is ginideach iolra atá ann.

Grianghraf comhartha a chuir an Luas ⁊ “Líne Glas an Luas | Luas Green Line” scríte ann.

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 27/03/2024

Níl aon chopail le fáilt sa sampla so cé go mbeifí ag súil léi gan amhras. Seans ná tiocfaidís fiú dá mbeadh coinne acu leis an gCopail, faraor.

Teachtaireacht ar Facebook ina scríobh “With a Fada - Grinds School” seo a leanas: “Seans go mbeadh An Chopail ceann de na rialach is deacra as Gaeilge”.

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 26/02/2024

Ceol Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann ‘The Royal Irish Academy is music’ S: Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann ‘the RIA’ P: ceol ‘music’ (ciall eile is féidir a bhaint as ‘music of the RIA’ ach sa chás san b’fhearr leis an athair Peadar féin ‘Ceol Acadaimh R. na hÉ.’ le foirm an ghinidigh)

RIAM
Royal Irish Academy of Music
Ceol Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 26/02/2024

Muintir an Cheathrú Rua “Carraroe is a people” S: an Cheathrú Rua ‘Carraroe’ P: muintir ‘a people’ tá fíor brón orm “there is a figure of sorrows upon me” fíor ‘a figure’ (alt. reading ‘truth’) brón, gen. pl.: ‘of sorrows’ (gan séimhiú mar go bhfuil an focal sa ghin. iolra)

Físeán ó TikTok agus “Muintir an Cheathrú Rua, tá fíor brón orm #gaeilge” scríte laistíos de

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 16/01/2024

SuperValu Páirc ‘A Park is (a?) SuperValu’ Subject: Páirc ‘a Park, a Field’ Predicate: SuperValu Léighidh níos mó ina thaobh san anso: www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

“The proposed title sponsor for the stadium’s historic first naming rights will be SuperValu, with Cork’s GAA headquarters to be rebranded SuperValue Páirc (…)”

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 29/11/2023

Dia daoibh gach duine! ‘Every person is a god to ye!’ subject: gach duine ‘every person, everyone’ predicate: dia daoibh ‘a god to ye; a god of yours’ Is fíor-choitianta an ceann san! #Gaeilge

Teachtaireacht ón Discord:
Dia daoibh gach duine
Cad é mar atá sibh?

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 26/11/2023

Anam Cara ‘A Friend is a Soul’ subject: Cara ‘a Friend’ predicate: Anam ‘a Soul’

Tigh dárb ainm “Anam Cara B&B” i gCathair Chorcaí.

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An Chopail gan Choinne @anchopail.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

Carraig Donn ‘A Noble / Brown Colour is a Rock.’ Subject: Donn ‘a Noble / Chieftain’ or ‘Brown Colour’ Predicate: Carraig ‘a Rock’

Fuinneog an tsiopa “Carraig Donn” i gcathair na Gaillimhe.

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