faoi mhaise
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fˠiːˈwaʃə/
Adjective
- happy, contented
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 198:
- « Seadh, a chéile chneasta », ar sise, « ó tánn tú agam-sa ag baile anois, agus sinn fé mhaise agus ár leanbhín, beidh síothchán agus suaineas againn go deireadh ár laethe ».
- “Yes, dear husband”, she said, “since I have you at home now, and since we are happy and our baby [is too], we will have peace and tranquility to the end of our days.”
- Athbhliain/Nollaig faoi mhaise (dhuit/dhaoibh)! ― Happy new year!/Merry Christmas!
- Synonym: faoi shéan
- 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, printed in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études 270. Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, p. 198:
- flourishing
Further reading
- “fá mhaise”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- “faoi mhaise”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- “fé mhaise”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “maise”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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