The On-Me Construction
Irish places emotions and bodily states ON the person, not IN them. Tá brón orm — “sadness is on me” — means “I am sad.” Every word below is a noun used in this construction.
19 entries.
| Irish | Ogham | How to say it | English | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aiféala | ᚛ᚐᚔᚃᚓᚐᚂᚐ᚜ | AH-fay-luh | regret | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Regret. Tá aiféala orm — “regret is on me” — means “I regret it.” |
| bród | ᚛ᚁᚏᚑᚇ᚜ | brohd | pride | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Pride. Tá bród orm — “pride is on me” — means “I am proud.” |
| brón | ᚛ᚁᚏᚑᚅ᚜ | BROHN | grief | TatoebaeDILgaelspelleDIL | |
| eagla | ᚛ᚓᚐᚌᚂᚐ᚜ | AG-luh | afraid | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Fear. Tá eagla orm — “fear is on me” — means “I am afraid.” |
| fearg | ᚛ᚃᚓᚐᚏᚌ᚜ | FAR-ug | anger | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Anger. Tá fearg orm — “anger is on me” — means “I am angry.” |
| fuacht | ᚛ᚃᚒᚐᚉᚆᚈ᚜ | FOO-ukht | cold | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Cold. The bodily sensation, but also weather: aimsir an fhuachta — cold weather. |
| imní | ᚛ᚔᚋᚅᚔ᚜ | IH-mnee | angst | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóir | |
| leadrán | ᚛ᚂᚓᚐᚇᚏᚐᚅ᚜ | LA-drawn | blahs | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| mearbhall | ᚛ᚋᚓᚐᚏᚁᚆᚐᚂᚂ᚜ | MA-rwuhll | bafflement | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóir | |
| náire | ᚛ᚅᚐᚔᚏᚓ᚜ | NAW-ruh | ashamed | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Shame. Tá náire orm — “shame is on me” — means “I am ashamed.” |
| ocras | ᚛ᚑᚉᚏᚐᚄ᚜ | UK-russ | hunger | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Hunger. Tá ocras orm — “hunger is on me” — means “I am hungry.” |
| ríméad | ᚛ᚏᚔᚋᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | REE-mayd | delight | gaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Delight. Tá ríméad orm — “delight is on me” — means “I am delighted.” |
| tart | ᚛ᚈᚐᚏᚈ᚜ | TAHRT | drouth | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóir | |
| teas | ᚛ᚈᚓᚐᚄ᚜ | chass | heat | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Heat. Same word for the bodily sensation in the on-me construction. |
| tinneas | ᚛ᚈᚔᚅᚅᚓᚐᚄ᚜ | TIH-nnas | ailment | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| tuirse | ᚛ᚈᚒᚔᚏᚄᚓ᚜ | TIH-rshuh | fatigue | WiktionaryTatoebagaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | |
| uaigneas | ᚛ᚒᚐᚔᚌᚅᚓᚐᚄ᚜ | OOIG-nuss | loneliness | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Loneliness. Tá uaigneas orm — “loneliness is on me” — means “I am lonely.” |
| áthas | ᚛ᚐᚈᚆᚐᚄ᚜ | AW-huss | happy | WiktionaryTatoebaeDILgaelspelleDIL | Joy. Tá áthas orm — “joy is on me” — means “I am happy.” |
| éad | ᚛ᚓᚐᚇ᚜ | ayd | jealous | WiktionarygaelspellFoclóirTeanglann | Jealousy. Tá éad orm — “jealousy is on me” — means “I am jealous.” |