Geoff Pullum, over at Language Log, found himself understandably irritated by Frank Delaney’s assertion that there is no word for “sex” in Irish. He consulted a friend, who gave him this list:
Sadly, of course, I chose to learn German rather than Irish at school. So can anyone enlighten me as to what these intriguing words and phrases actually mean?ag déanamh pís ghlaice
ag ealáin
an cleas a dhéanamh
collaíocht
craiceann a bhualadh
craiceann a dhéanamh
cuid a dhéanamh de
focáil
gnéas
Maybe he’ll regenerate into… Benedict Cumberbatch.