What does Begorrah mean?

begorra. / (bɪˈɡɒrə) / interjection. an emphatic exclamation, regarded as a characteristic utterance of Irish people.

What does shore and begorrah mean?

Begorra is sometimes used on its own, sometimes used with the word faith as in faith and begorrah or with the word sure as in sure and begorrah. The word is a way of saying by God without taking the Lord's name in vain, which, of course, is one of the Ten Commandments.

What language is begorra?

interjection Irish English. (used as a euphemism for by God): It's a fine day, begorra.

What does Rath mean in Ireland?

Definition of rath

: a usually circular earthwork serving as stronghold and residence of an ancient Irish chief fairy denizens of rath and hill— O. S. J. Gogarty.

What does Astor mean in Irish?

Asthore is one word that came into prominent use during the Irish literary renaissance. It stems from the Gaelic word stōr, which means "treasure."

Irish Slang and Phrases

What do you call an Irish girlfriend?

chailín. More Irish words for girlfriend. cailín noun.

What does Bally mean in Irish?

Bally is an extremely common prefix to town names in Ireland, and is derived from the Gaelic phrase 'Baile na', meaning 'place of'. It is not quite right to translate it 'town of', as there were few, if any, towns in Ireland at the time these names were formed.

What does Atha mean in Irish?

atha f (genitive singular atha) space of time.

What is a Raith?

Definition of raith

Scottish. : a quarter of a year.

Do the Irish say Begorrah?

Begorrah is a euphemism for the phrase “by God.” You sometimes hear it in the phrase, “faith and begorrah.” It's the Irish equivalent of an American saying, “by golly” or “by gosh.” Its first recorded use was 1839.

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What does Erin Go Bragh in Irish mean?

Definition of Erin go bragh

: Ireland forever.

How do the Irish say great?

Grand, Delighted or Class – Grand is probably used the most out of all three of those words. Some Irish will go so far as to say 'Ah it is grand so' meaning 'it is nice just like that'. Everything can be grand but it is usually referred to when something is awesome, great or just OK.

Do the Irish say cheers?

So how do you say “Cheers”? “Cheers” in Irish is sláinte which is pronounced a bit like “slawn-che”. Sláinte means “health”, and if you're feeling brave, you can say sláinte is táinte (“slawn-che iss toin-che”), meaning “health and wealth”.

What does Cill mean in Irish?

Gaelic cill (pronounced keel) originally meant 'cell, church' from Old Irish cell, (ultimately from Latin cella) and now usually means 'chapel, churchyard' in modern Gaelic.

What does Belfast mean in Irish?

The name Belfast derives from the Irish Béal Feirsde, later spelt Béal Feirste (Irish pronunciation: [bʲeːlˠ ˈfʲɛɾˠ(ə)ʃtʲə]) The word béal means "mouth" or "river-mouth" while feirsde/feirste is the genitive singular of fearsaid and refers to a sandbar or tidal ford across a river's mouth.

Why do Irish say Feck?

Feck as a verb once meant “keep a look out”, maybe from Irish feic. And then there is the Irish slang feck “steal, take”, which the Chambers Dictionary of Slang says may originate in Old English feccan “to fetch, gain, take”, or German fegen “to plunder”.

What does feckin eejit mean?

Product Description. Irish slang definition of the word "eejit". One of the most common Irishisms. Like an idiot or a fool but much nicer and friendlier. Even smart and intelligent people can act the feckin eejit.

What do the Irish call their boyfriends?

Mo Mhuirnin (pronounced 'mur-neen'): Means 'my little darling' or 'my dear', a more formal phrase. Mo fhíorghra: (pronounced 'heer-graw') Means 'my true love', one of the most romantic phrases around. Mo shíorghra: Means 'my eternal love', sometimes used as a term for 'soulmates'.

How do the Irish say happy birthday?

Part of our Irish word of the day series. So to say happy birthday in Irish = “Lá Breithe Shona Duit“.