Irish Translation Forum

Greetings everyone,

I am looking for the Gaelic equavalent for the words Wildfire and Licorice. Can someone please translate them for me? Thank you very, very much!!

Licorice - liocras

well fire is dóiteán and wild looks to have a couple different words that it translates too one being alta, however, I highly doubt alta dóiteán is right, since that would be a word for word translation using a dictionary Sam pointed out in another post, and if I learned anything in the past couple days reading through here and getting help, word for word doesn't usually happen with english to gaelic translations. I bet Ailill or Deb can help though

Fire, as a noun is Tine, and there is actually a translation for "wildfire",
it is Tine ghréagach

I was not aware of that.

Will you think me to be a total basket case if I tell you that I actually sit and page through my lovely little FGB?

Words have always fascinated me. Although, I've never gone to the extent that Brian does - he is utterly untouchable when it comes to the history of a word.

When I was a silly highschool girl, I took French as my foreign language course and found that after 3 years of it, I could actually think in French. That's my goal with Irish...to eventually be able to think in Irish.
(I do believe, however, that it is going to take me a good bit longer than 3 years!)

This is too cool! Thank you very much. I've always been fascinated with all things Gaelic and almost took a class in it (but it was cancelled due to a lack of interest.) Any suggestions as to where I could get a good DIY Gaelic course?

follow the Amazon link on this page and there are several available...I personally chose "Irish On Your Own" It has cassette tapes that follow a work book. You will also want to get a dictionary - you can start out small on the dictionary and get a little cross language dictionary.

And, of course, check back into the forum frequently!

I knew that fire was tine because I have Fir na Tine tatooed on my arm. But wild is fiáin in a dictionary I have.

I found a DIY Gaelic course at Barnes & Noble but it was all wrapped up so I couldn't tell if it was Irish Gaelic or Scottish Gaelic. Are there huge differences? Is one easier to learn than the other?