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yobar
 Post subject: Biadh chat
PostPosted: Tue 30 Oct 2012 9:16 pm 
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Had a good laugh when I saw this in my email this morning, thanks to the fine folks at Dangerous Minds. Meal a' biadh chat.

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 Post subject: Re: Biadh chat
PostPosted: Wed 31 Oct 2012 7:13 pm 
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Biadh is the Scottish Gaelic equivalent of the Irish bia, so it's not quite so existential as it seems, but I think they should have used the genitive for cat, making it biadh chait. Isn't that how it would be done in Irish?

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 Post subject: Re: Biadh chat
PostPosted: Wed 31 Oct 2012 8:22 pm 
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CaoimhínSF wrote:
Biadh is the Scottish Gaelic equivalent of the Irish bia, so it's not quite so existential as it seems, but I think they should have used the genitive for cat, making it biadh chait. Isn't that how it would be done in Irish?


Yup!

(I think the funny bit, though, is the bird perched on the sign).

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 Post subject: Re: Biadh chat
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Biadh is the Scottish Gaelic equivalent of the Irish bia, so it's not quite so existential as it seems, but I think they should have used the genitive for cat, making it biadh chait. Isn't that how it would be done in Irish?


In Scottish Gaelic, biadh chat = catS' food. (food for several cats)
Biadh cait = cat'S food (food for a cat)

In Irish, bia cat = cats' food (for several cats)
bia cait = cat's food (for a cat)

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