Lenition of personal names
- Seumas Deasach
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Lenition of personal names
Understood - tapadh leibh!
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- Rianaire
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Understood = Tha mi agad/agaibh
Oileanach chànan chuthachail
Na dealbhan agam
Na dealbhan agam
- Seumas Deasach
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Ah, which is the 'to be', which literally is 'I have it' ?
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Well, Gaelic has no word for "have", but I guess the closest English equivalent would be "Gotcha!"
Oileanach chànan chuthachail
Na dealbhan agam
Na dealbhan agam
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Tha mi agaibh, a sheòid!
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Lenition of personal names
Halò
How does it work with non Gaelic names?
How does my name Linda become when people address me in Gaelic?
Tapadh leibh.
How does it work with non Gaelic names?
How does my name Linda become when people address me in Gaelic?
Tapadh leibh.
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Since your name is pronouncable in Gaelic, a Lionda. See how I inserted an o in there to fix the spelling according to Gaelic rules? I didn't even thing about it, my fingers did it for me
Is tusa Lionda.
Sin thu fhèin, a Lionda!
Is tusa Lionda.
Sin thu fhèin, a Lionda!
Oileanach chànan chuthachail
Na dealbhan agam
Na dealbhan agam