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Odwyer
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Username: Odwyer

Post Number: 168
Registered: 05-2006


Posted on Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 11:26 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Why do the days of the week have Dé in front of them?

Ceartaígí mo chuid Ghaeilge, le bhur dtoil!

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Pangur_dubh
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Post Number: 111
Registered: 03-2006


Posted on Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 12:01 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Except, of course, for Déardaoin, where it's embedded already.

Could it possibly mean 'day'? Possibly from a PIE root and cognate with Latin 'dies'?

Any views?

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Aonghus
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Post Number: 3584
Registered: 08-2004


Posted on Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 04:31 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Dé = dia (older use showed that)

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cognate with Latin 'dies'?



Sea.

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Odwyer
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Username: Odwyer

Post Number: 173
Registered: 05-2006


Posted on Sunday, August 06, 2006 - 07:37 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Feicim, go raibh maith agat.

Ceartaígí mo chuid Ghaeilge, le bhur dtoil!



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