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Lenition of personal names

Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 2:42 pm
by Seumas Deasach
Understood - tapadh leibh!

Lenition of personal names

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:52 am
by GunChleoc
Understood = Tha mi agad/agaibh :)

Lenition of personal names

Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:10 pm
by Seumas Deasach
Ah, which is the 'to be', which literally is 'I have it' ?

Lenition of personal names

Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2017 8:05 am
by GunChleoc
Well, Gaelic has no word for "have", but I guess the closest English equivalent would be "Gotcha!"

Lenition of personal names

Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2017 12:29 pm
by Seumas Deasach
Tha mi agaibh, a sheòid!

Lenition of personal names

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:35 am
by ItalianInSouthUist
Halò

How does it work with non Gaelic names?
How does my name Linda become when people address me in Gaelic?

Tapadh leibh.

Lenition of personal names

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 7:28 am
by GunChleoc
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 :lol:

Is tusa Lionda.
Sin thu fhèin, a Lionda!