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PostPosted: Fri 14 Dec 2012 2:51 am 
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An Cionnfhaolach wrote:
Breandán wrote:
Dinneen has both fairtheoir and fairitheoir, representing the helping vowel (guta cúnta) with an i, which is pronounced even if not written, of course.

I'd be just as happy with a hybrid version:

Is mise an fairtheoir ar na múrthaibh
Is mise an fairṫeoir ar na múrṫaiḃ

The rth combination in fairtheoir and múrthaibh has an interesting binding and (slightly) balancing effect compared to the earlier version, which had all of the poncanna séimhithe down one end. :D

Do chonac é sin anois láithreach! Éifeacht ana dheas isea í!

Loig don OP an cinneadh a dhéanadh! Is dócha go mbeidh an insgríbhinn so scrite uirthi go deo :)

Más oireann an cuma seanda libh (múrthaibh srl...) an mbeadh sé níos fearr an litriú don réamhfhocal "ar" a dh'athrú go "air"?

Is mise an fair(i)theoir a(i :?: )r na múrthaibh

or

Is mise an faraire ar na múrthaibh

For the OP, An Cionnfhaolach is just saying that since this will be on your skin for ever, the final decision amongst faraire, fairtheoir or fairitheoir should be yours. :D

He also suggested adding an i to ar, which is another old spelling convention that I also like:

Is mise an faraire air na múrthaibh
Is mise an faraire air na múrṫaiḃ

Is mise an fairtheoir air na múrthaibh
Is mise an fairṫeoir air na múrṫaiḃ

Is mise an fairitheoir air na múrthaibh
Is mise an fairiṫeoir air na múrṫaiḃ

Choices, choices, choices. :LOL:

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PostPosted: Sat 15 Dec 2012 1:14 am 
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Breandán wrote:
For the OP, An Cionnfhaolach is just saying that since this will be on your skin for ever, the final decision amongst faraire, fairtheoir or fairitheoir should be yours. :D

He also suggested adding an i to ar, which is another old spelling convention that I also like:


:facepalm: , I forgot that not everyone speaks Irish, got lost in my own little world there for a sec, Apologies McKeznie!

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PostPosted: Tue 18 Dec 2012 10:22 pm 
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An Cionnfhaolach wrote:
An n-úsáideann an Aos Aosta faraire i gCorca'! 'bhfuil faraire níos seanda mar fhocal mar san?
Focal leath-fhánach is ea Faraire/ Fairitheoir, conas a raibh an deis agat an seanadhream a chloisint agus iad á labhairt mar gheall air na focalaibh so!

:LOL: D'úsáid an t-Athair Peadar an focal san, agus is minic a fhiafraím de dhaoine an n-úsáidid siad na forimeacha atá le fáil i Saothar Pheadair Uí Laoghaire. Ní minic (dar ndóigh) a deirid an focal úd i gcaint nádúrtha mara mbeadh go bhfuilid siad á gcosaint féin ar dragúin nó shlua mhóir éigin. ;)

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PostPosted: Thu 20 Dec 2012 12:30 am 
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An Lon Dubh wrote:
An Cionnfhaolach wrote:
An n-úsáideann an Aos Aosta faraire i gCorca'! 'bhfuil faraire níos seanda mar fhocal mar san?
Focal leath-fhánach is ea Faraire/ Fairitheoir, conas a raibh an deis agat an seanadhream a chloisint agus iad á labhairt mar gheall air na focalaibh so!

:LOL: D'úsáid an t-Athair Peadar an focal san, agus is minic a fhiafraím de dhaoine an n-úsáidid siad na forimeacha atá le fáil i Saothar Pheadair Uí Laoghaire. Ní minic (dar ndóigh) a deirid an focal úd i gcaint nádúrtha mara mbeadh go bhfuilid siad á gcosaint féin ar dragúin nó shlua mhóir éigin. ;)

:good: :LOL:

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