So there's no way to say "hello" in Irish without invoking god? (1 Viewer)

[ann post]

'good on you'. people in donegal say that in english all the time.

also related, maithú seems to have evolved into 'well done', but i'm assuming that its an abbreviated 'good you'.

 

[ann post]

Are there really people who worry about that kind of thing? Surely it's just a figure of speech. Numerous languages feature common phrases of religious origin that over time have shed their original meaning. Four out of seven days of the week in English pay tribute to Norse and Germanic gods for example.

Its sorta like asking is there a word for stubbing your toe that doesn't invoke JESUS H FUCKING CHRIST.

 

[pete]

It's one thing to say that the etymology of "goodbye" lies in "god be with you", but to go around saying "god be with you" / "god and Mary be with you" as a greeting just because the language hasn't evolved is a bit ridiculous.

As-Salāmu `Alaykum

 

[Scientician 0.8]

So no atheist is meant to exclaim "Jesus fucking Christ"? I don't want to live in your world.

 

[Theseus Mock]

No fadas on the iPad.

Keep the key of the letter pressed for about 3 seconds and the accents available for that letter will appear.

 

[ann post]

just in from dublin twitter gealteacht.

Hóra=hello.

i've never heard this, have any of yous who live there?

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

The Dublin Gaeltacht?

Is that Aengus O'Snodaigh and Cathal MacCoille in a 2-bed somewhere near Ballsbridge with the English streetname blacked out?

 

[ratmonkey]

It's one thing to say that the etymology of "goodbye" lies in "god be with you", but to go around saying "god be with you" / "god and Mary be with you" as a greeting just because the language hasn't evolved is a bit ridiculous.

As-Salāmu `Alaykum

It's a pretty standard thing in Bavaria / Austria as well. Not the Mary bit though.

 

[ratmonkey]

theres loads of words in Catalan that mean the same as in Irish. for example, rabbit is conín in both lanuages

Literally little dog, also in German it's Kaninchen, meaning the same. Dog must have had a pretty loose definition back then, along the lines of "that thing running around in the field over there".

Also, allegedy "can you dig it" comes from an dtuigeann tú, back in the day when the Irish lads and the black lads would be proximate across the water.

 

[ann post]

The Dublin Gaeltacht?

Is that Aengus O'Snodaigh and Cathal MacCoille in a 2-bed somewhere near Ballsbridge with the English streetname blacked out?

ah its a language, if a term from a regional dialect, its worth putting in the region.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

I'm fascinated that there's a hardcore of gaeilgeoirs in BAC to the extent that they have their own dialect or at least are coining/using their own words.

Fair play.

 

[ann post]

radio na life, innit.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

radio na life, innit.

Oh, I'll give that a blast.

Thanks

 

[pete]

So the kid has to do a project for crèche today, where they are given a word and they have to get it translated to their native language, write it on a sheet of paper then do a drawing or painting or whatever around the word and what it means.

Guess what word she was given? Go on, guess.

 

[ann post]

"pricks"?

 

[pete]

If only

 

[Mormon Nailer]

It's a pretty standard thing in Bavaria / Austria as well. Not the Mary bit though.

Gott mit uns?

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Literally little dog, also in German it's Kaninchen, meaning the same. Dog must have had a pretty loose definition back then, along the lines of "that thing running around in the field over there".

Also, allegedy "can you dig it" comes from an dtuigeann tú, back in the day when the Irish lads and the black lads would be proximate across the water.

re the rabbit thang..
rabbits were brought in by the normans, so its not that supprising - given the links between catalan and some of the proto-french dialects like occitan, aragonese etc. (which the french in their desire for lingusitic purity are still non too keen on btw, but thats another story)

 

[Scientician 0.8]

More intriguing is why the word for rat as gaeilge is francach.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

More intriguing is why the word for rat as gaeilge is francach.

not to mention 'fir gorm' = black men.