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PostPosted: Thu 22 Mar 2018 10:26 am 
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Hello all,

I have an audio clip with 2 or 3 words in Irish. At least I think they're in Irish, I'm wondering if anyone would be able to translate it?

Here is the clip (careful website auto plays it) https://clyp.it/gzunxlqp - It starts "The word of the day is" then says what I think is Irish Gaelic.

The closest I think I've found is that the first word might be an Ulster pronunciation of "cuimhne". But I don't speak Irish so I'm not sure if this is right.

I've been told the second part could be "fhíorúil", so the whole thing could be "virtual memory" (as in a computer/technical term). However when I listen to the entry here, it doesn't sound the same: http://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/cuimhne_fhíorúil

I'm wondering if the speaker has just really not pronounced "cuimhne fhíorúil" correctly, or if the second word is something entirely different? Or if both words are totally wrong?

It's highly possible the word is technical, or at least has something to do with computers/internet or robots.

Any help would be appreciated! :)


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PostPosted: Thu 22 Mar 2018 9:11 pm 
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jb2386 wrote:
Hello all,

I have an audio clip with 2 or 3 words in Irish. At least I think they're in Irish, I'm wondering if anyone would be able to translate it?

Here is the clip (careful website auto plays it) https://clyp.it/gzunxlqp - It starts "The word of the day is" then says what I think is Irish Gaelic.

The closest I think I've found is that the first word might be an Ulster pronunciation of "cuimhne". But I don't speak Irish so I'm not sure if this is right.

I've been told the second part could be "fhíorúil", so the whole thing could be "virtual memory" (as in a computer/technical term). However when I listen to the entry here, it doesn't sound the same: http://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/cuimhne_fhíorúil

I'm wondering if the speaker has just really not pronounced "cuimhne fhíorúil" correctly,


That's it.
Bad pronunciation.

Correct:
http://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/cuimhne_fhíorúil


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PostPosted: Mon 26 Mar 2018 12:16 am 
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Labhrás wrote:
jb2386 wrote:
Hello all,

I have an audio clip with 2 or 3 words in Irish. At least I think they're in Irish, I'm wondering if anyone would be able to translate it?

Here is the clip (careful website auto plays it) https://clyp.it/gzunxlqp - It starts "The word of the day is" then says what I think is Irish Gaelic.

The closest I think I've found is that the first word might be an Ulster pronunciation of "cuimhne". But I don't speak Irish so I'm not sure if this is right.

I've been told the second part could be "fhíorúil", so the whole thing could be "virtual memory" (as in a computer/technical term). However when I listen to the entry here, it doesn't sound the same: http://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/cuimhne_fhíorúil

I'm wondering if the speaker has just really not pronounced "cuimhne fhíorúil" correctly,


That's it.
Bad pronunciation.

Correct:
http://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fuaim/cuimhne_fhíorúil


Yeah...I'd say it's an Anglicized attempt at the Ulster pronunciation of "cuimhne."

This is a perfect example of why I tell people to be careful with sound files they find on the internet. Some are good, but some are way, way off.

Redwolf


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