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MikeS · Unread post by **MikeS** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:55 pm

How would one say "Blessed Beltane"?

Thanks

MikeS · Unread post by **MikeS** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:46 pm

Irish has "Bealtaine Bheannaithe" and I know Beltane is "Bealtuinn", not sure about the rest.

Stìophan · Unread post by **Stìophan** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:06 pm

I would say:

Bealtainn Bheannaichte

Hope that helps

Seonaidh · Unread post by **Seonaidh** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:34 pm

Bu mise ag ràdh "International workers' day"- ach hey, chan eil mi a' creidsinn anns a' phaganachd (neo rudeigin a tha paganism). 'S dòcha "Latha Eadar-Naiseanta na Luchd-Obrich"?
"Ysgogwch dlodion o'ch cysgodion!" ('S e a' chiad lìnig den "Internationale" a th' ann - anns a Chuimris...)

Stìophan · Unread post by **Stìophan** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:50 pm

Bhiodh sin Latha eadar-nàiseanta nan neach-obrach anns a' Ghàidlig

MikeS · Unread post by **MikeS** » Thu May 01, 2008 2:15 pm

Thanks - much appreciated!

Unread post by **Níall Beag** » Thu May 01, 2008 3:59 pm

Hmmm... surely "beannaichte" is a specifically christian word, from Latin "benedic<somethingorother>"?

Not entirely authentic, then, in terms of pre-christian paganism....

Maybe one of these instead (from the SD):
rathaichte
seunta/seunte
sochairichte

I'd go with seunte myself from the list of glosses...

Stìophan · Unread post by **Stìophan** » Thu May 01, 2008 9:03 pm

Níall Beag wrote:Hmmm... surely "beannaichte" is a specifically christian word, from Latin "benedic<somethingorother>"?

Not entirely authentic, then, in terms of pre-christian paganism....

Maybe one of these instead (from the SD):
rathaichte
seunta/seunte
sochairichte

I'd go with seunte myself from the list of glosses...

You're probably right, I wasn't sure if it was 'blessed' as in past tense of bless or 'blessed' as in the blessed virgin etc

I personally prefer seunta out of your examples as it conforms to the spelling rule.

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