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 múrthaibhIs mise an fairṫeoir ar na múrṫaiḃThe
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.

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 múrthaibhor
Is mise an faraire ar na múrthaibhFor 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.
He also suggested adding an
i to
ar, which is another old spelling convention that I also like:
Is mise an faraire air na múrthaibhIs mise an faraire air na múrṫaiḃIs mise an fairtheoir air na múrthaibhIs mise an fairṫeoir air na múrṫaiḃIs mise an fairitheoir air na múrthaibhIs mise an fairiṫeoir air na múrṫaiḃChoices, choices, choices.
