![]() Leoithne siosarnach, leaf-rustling breezeįeothan, breeze, zephyr, but watch out for this one, because it can also mean “gust” especially if modified by “geimhridh” (of winter). Leoithne ghaoithe, soft breeze (but there’s no specific word for “soft” here) Leoithne fhuar ghaoithe, a cold breeze (of wind) I adapted this entry from the (presumably) plural form “leoithne bog’ gaoith” from the song “Bruacha glas’ áille na Laoi.” Leoithne bhog ghaoithe, a soft breeze (of wind), although NB, “leoithne ghaoithe” by itself (without “bhog”) can also mean “a soft breeze”. There is a variation: lóithne (breeze, whiff, storm - see what I mean by overlap?) Leoithne, breeze, light breeze, zephyr grammatically feminine so usually followed by lenition). But if we just settled for that, then why have all the distinctions that appear below! There are five key concepts in the list below (breeze, wind, gust, squall, gale), but there are many combinations (particularly adding “gaoth,” “gaoithe,” or “ghaoithe” to one of the other terms).Īs a preface to all of this, I should note that probably the most typical way to intensify the word “ gaoth” is simply by adding “ láidir” ( gaoth láidir, a strong wind) or “ mór,” lenited to “ mhór” ( gaoth mhór, a big wind, which essentially means “storm,” aka in Irish as, simply, “ stoirm“). But I offer these up as food for thought, and ultimately real-life usage by experienced speakers is the best guide for what’s the most practical approach. The more predictable ones I’ve left up to you (or for a future blog post).Īlso, please note, I make no claims to the exclusivity of one term vs. ![]() ![]() Unlike my usual approach, of including plurals, possessives, etc., with vocabulary, I’ve only added them here for the more unusual (IMHO) examples, to save space. So here’s a fairly comprehensive list, but eventually there will be more. Since we recently discussed wind, in general, and hurricanes, I thought it might be interesting to look at more words for wind. ![]()
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