The prefix Oll- means large, hence Ollphéist

ollphéist [ainmfhocal baininscneach den dara díochlaonadh]
nathair nimhe; ainmhí ollmhór farraige.


arracht [ainmfhocal firinscneach den tríú díochlaonadh]
créatúr uafásach ollmhór agus cuma bhagrach air, anchúinse.

púca [ainmfhocal firinscneach den cheathrú díochlaonadh]
taibhse scanrúil; duine dúr gruama.

fathach [ainmfhocal firinscneach den chéad díochlaonadh]
duine ollmhór ar fad.

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cat mara - a sea monster

Go raibh maith agat, a Aonghuis Would any of these be applicable for "troll?"

Mackie the IUG (Identifiable Unregistered Guest)

I don't think so:
Since trolls are particular to Scandanavian folklore, and the internet troll is a different beast - based on meaning (3) in the following as I understand it:


http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/troll

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Dictionary.com gives the etmyology of the Scandinavian troll as < ON troll demon

That would be "Deamhan" in Irish.

deamhan [ainmfhocal firinscneach den chéad díochlaonadh]
diabhal.

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But let it not be said that I demonise unregistered guests...

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But let it not be said that I demonise unregistered guests...

Let's baptise them! Tig le Mack leasainmneacha a thabhairt orthu!

Dála an scéil, tá troll ollmhór againn anseo in Seattle:

http://www.arfarfarf.com/troll/

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/WASEAtroll.html

Tig le Mack leasainmneacha a thabhairt orthu Sílim gur onóir í sin!

Tá mo dheifiúr ina conaí i Seattle. Nuair a rachaidh mé ansin, caitfidh mé feiceáil é!


FRC - GRMA

Seattle Troll:

http://www.kswmyy.com/troll3.jpg

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caitfidh mé feiceáil é

Mar seo a deirtear é:

caithfidh mé é a fheiceáil
ba bhreá liom é a fheiceáil
beidh deis agam é a fheiceáil
7c.

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http://www.kswmyy.com/troll3.jpg

Is grianghraf an-deas é sin. Cogar, a Vick, tá leasainm ag teastáil ón duine a thug an tURL sin dúinn! Feicim go bhfuil sé/sí ina c(h)ónaí sna bólaí seo, i mBellevue, WA is dócha.

Dennis, that was me who posted the troll pic above. I simply saw "Seattle" and "troll" mentioned in the same thread, and I thought it would be entertaining to put up a picture of our resident troll here in Seattle. Surely you know the place.

My Irish currently sits somewhere near the Complete Ignoramus level, so I hope you'll forgive me if I've done something unfortunate!

I'm plainly in over my head here.

Not at all , Domhnall.

Thanks for the picture.

é a fheiceáil

Go raibh maith agat a Dennis. I should have know to put the "é" first, and I look forward to getting a better handle on constructing the verbal-noun sequence also.

A Domhnall agus a Dennis - go riabh maith agaibh as pictiúir! You guys are lucky to have such a resident in Seattle. I not a big fan of having my picture taken with celebrities (Mickey, etc) but next time I'm in Seattle, I'm definitely making an exception!

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Dennis, that was me who posted the troll pic above.

And a very good one. We were just joking about having Mack, the master of noms de plume, give all the "Unregistered Guests" nicknames. Ach níl leasainm ná ainm cleite ag teastáil uait, a Dhomhnaill.

An bhfuil tú i do chónaí in Seattle, nó i mBellevue?

Tá me i mo chónaí i Lynnwood, ach táim ag obair i mBellevue. Agus tusa?

Tá cónaí orm in Seattle, sa chomharsancht Laurelhurst.