English: Island of Demons
From Book One, Badass Josie:
“Great question. Our experts say the trajectory of the rock leads back to the Island of Deamhan. Our best guess is that she has complete control over the Coiréil on the island or has come up with a way to create enormous trebuchets.”
Oileán
m. (gs. & npl. -áin, gpl. ~).Island.
1. ~ mara, sea-girt island. An tO~ Úr, the New World, America.
2. Isolated place. ~ sráide, tráchta, street-refuge, traffic island.
Deamhan
m. (gs.& npl.ain, gpl. ~).
1. Demon. ~ aeir, uisce, air-, water-, demon. ~ coimhdeachta, familiar spirit; evil genius. ~ fola, vampire. Ó thigh (an) deamhain
go tigh (an) diabhail, out of the frying-pan into the fire.
2. (In negative phrases usually lenited) (Do) dheamhan a bhfuil air, there is nothing the matter with him. Dheamhan a bhfaca mé,
I saw nothing. Dheamhan greim a fuair mé, never a bite did I get. Dheamhan aithne air (go), one would never know by him (that).
Dheamhan d’athrach a rinne é, it was none other than you who did it. Dheamhan mo chos a rachadh ann, I wouldn’t set foot there.
Dheamhan a fhios agam, I haven’t the faintest idea. Dheamhan, an ~, ceann, never a one.
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