Criptea-airgeadra? Gruaimscrolláil? How new Irish words are born

To keep Irish alive as a language for the modern world, new words are added all the time.

Bingewatch (craosfhéachaint), cryptocurrency (criptea-airgeadra), influencer (tionchairí ar líne) and mansplaining (fearmhíniú) are among the relatively recent English words that now have Irish translations.

Great for communication but who decides on these new translations – and how?

Writer Alan Titley and Cormac Breathnach from Focloir.ie are here to explain how new Irish words are born. This podcast is available in English and Irish.

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Criptea-airgeadra? Gruaimscrolláil? Conas a chuirtear le foclóir na Gaeilge?

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