Irish Translation Forum

I'm looking for an appropriate word like "powder room" or something to paint on my celtic-themed downstairs bathroom. I'm hoping for something a little more genteel than "toilet." Any help would be appreciated.
Slainte, Zeedeedee

A chara,

The Irish for toilet is 'leithreas' (pron: LEH-rus).

Its the only such word I knew off the top of my head so I looked up 'powder room' in the dictionary and what did I find only ... 'Leithreas na mban' which means 'ladies toilet'. Not quite what you're looking for!

We could literally take the Irish for room (seomra) and powder (púdar) and come up with 'Seomra Púdair' but it'd sound terribly contrived.

The generic name in Ireland for toilet, loo, facilities, washroom, bathroom etc. etc. is simply 'leithreas'. That'd get my vote! (And also be immediately understandable to any gaelic speaking person visiting the facilities).

-KS

A slang version of powder room would be
"Teach an asal" direct translation, the donkey's room

A chairde,

'cró na gcearc' (literally 'the hen house') is sometimes used jocularly as well as 'teach an asail'.

I think there was a more genteel term that was used in centuries past but I can't think of it at the moment.

Is it too mundane to suggest calling it what it is really is and what it is most commonly referred to??


Seomra Folctha



Bathroom

From the Irish to bathe

Pól,
While the suggestions seem to be leaning toward Leithras, I'm attracted by the idea of "calling it what it really is."
How is "Seomra Folctha" pronounced?
Slainte, Zeedeedee

Pól wrote:Is it too mundane to suggest calling it what it is really is and what it is most commonly referred to??


Seomra Folctha



Bathroom

From the Irish to bathe

óó

I know I'm going off-topic a bit, but I like this one.

When we get really drunk, my mates and I refer to it as being

'In the mnás'

Okay, Johnny -- what's that mean litereally and how do you pronounce "mnás"?
slainte, zeedeedee

johnnybravo wrote:I know I'm going off-topic a bit, but I like this one.

When we get really drunk, my mates and I refer to it as being

'In the mnás'

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How about Buicéad na toirneach?

The Thunderbucket????8O

Seomra Folctha is pronounced SHOWM-RAH FULK-HA