Cormac Breathnach
Foclóir.ie project manager involved in lexicography and the addition of new Irish words to online dictionaries, speaking about vocabulary development and methodology.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 23min
Criptea-airgeadra? Gruaimscrolláil? How new Irish words are born
Alan Titley, writer and columnist with a keen eye for regional Irish and cultural history, and Cormac Breathnach, terminology specialist from Focloir.ie, explain how new Irish words are coined and recorded. They talk about community coinage, monthly committee decisions, transliteration versus loanwords, regional creativity, and the challenge of choosing fleeting trends to enter dictionaries.
Mar 17, 2026 • 24min
Criptea-airgeadra? Gruaimscrolláil? Conas a chuirtear le foclóir na Gaeilge?
Cormac Breathnach, Foclóir.ie project manager working on adding new Irish words to online dictionaries, and Alan Titley, writer and commentator on Irish-language literature, talk about how English loanwords like binge-watch and influencer become part of Irish. They discuss how everyday speech coins or adapts terms. They explain how focloir.ie evaluates and documents new vocabulary and the debates around purity versus natural change.
