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caz71 · "New Arrival" Joined: 09 May 2008 Posts: 1

could you tell me how this is pronounced Shíorghrá and would this mean eternal love thanks ....so Mo Shíorghrá .....would mean my eternal love...is that right..and....Síorghrá....would mean ..Eternal...

10th century · Last edited by 10th century on May 09 2008, 14:56 PM; edited 1 time in total

its just Síorghrá (no h) unless you put a Mo for my before it, or A before it when addressing someone
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julius

Hi, if you're gonna use the word just by itself, you're getting an extra H there. The h is added only in some grammatical cases.

Síorghrá
Sheer-ggraw

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Tá an domhan uile ina stáitse agus teastaíonn cleachtadh go géar ón mórchuid againn.
-Seán Ó Cathasaigh
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The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep.
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Iúil Ó Cofaigh

10th century

my horse is faster than yours, a viejo!
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julius

Morning 10th! Speedy lass ya, so you're.

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Tá an domhan uile ina stáitse agus teastaíonn cleachtadh go géar ón mórchuid againn.
-Seán Ó Cathasaigh
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The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep.
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Iúil Ó Cofaigh

Redwolf

Just to complete the picture:

If you do use "mo" or "a" ("my" or the vocative particle ) in front of "síorghrá," then it DOES take the "h" ("mo shíorghrá/a shíorghrá), and the pronunciation becomes "muh HEER-ggraw" or "uh HEER-ggraw."

As Julius and 10th Century have said, though, "síorghrá" is the root word, and must be written without the "h" after the "s" if it stands alone.

Redwolf
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