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Irish (Standard Irish: Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic (/ ˈɡeɪlɪk / GAY-lik), [3][4][5][6][7][8] is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language group, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. [7][4][9][10][6] Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland [11] and was the majority ...
This is a list of Irish language exonyms for places outside of Ireland. The tables contain both endonyms and exonyms of places around the world, with the exonyms written in Irish and the endonyms in their regional language (s). Algeria Algeria an Ailgéir English name Irish name Endonym Notes Name Language Algiers Cathair na hAilgéire Al Jāza'ir (الجزائر) Standard Arabic Dzayer Berber ...
The correct translation for Isle of Man therefore is Manainn as a standalone version or Mhanann when used in conjunction with a qualifying noun, e.g. Oileán Mhanann ("Isle of Man"), Tiarna Mhanann ("Lord of Mann") etc. Regarding the language, it is translated as Manainnis or Gaeilge Mhanann.
Pangur Bán. " Pangur Bán " is an Old Irish poem written in about the 9th century at or near Reichenau Abbey, in what is now Germany, by an Irish monk about his cat. Pangur Bán, 'White Pangur', is the cat's name, Pangur possibly meaning 'a fuller '. Although the poem is anonymous, it bears similarities to the poetry of Sedulius Scottus ...
Goidelic languages historically formed a dialect continuum stretching from Ireland through the Isle of Man to Scotland. There are three modern Goidelic languages: Irish (Gaeilge), Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig), and Manx (Gaelg). Manx died out as a first language in the 20th century but has since been revived to some degree.
The Old High German Tatian is one of the most significant translations created during Charlemagne 's reign, next to the Old High German Isidor. It contains the text in both Latin and Old High German. During its creation, the Diatessaron, a gospel harmony written around 170 AD, was combined with a transcript of the Codex Fuldensis (Codex ...
Waiting for Godot (/ ˈ ɡ ɒ d oʊ / ⓘ GOD-oh [1]) is a play by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett in which two characters, Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo), engage in a variety of discussions and encounters while awaiting the titular Godot, who never arrives. [2]
Abrogans, also German Abrogans or Codex Abrogans (St Gall, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 911), is a Middle Latin – Old High German glossary, whose preserved copy in the Abbey Library of St Gall is regarded as the oldest preserved book in the German language. Dating from the 8th century (765–775) , the glossary contains approximately 3,670 Old High ...