Hi, I have another annoying question to ask!

In LI in learned that certain masculine nouns were referred to by the feminine pronoun “sí”. To name just a few Ó Siadhail gives us: carr, bus, geansaí, caipín...

Anyways, in the exercises Ó Siadhail however writes the following two sentences:

1. Tá an áit seo go díreach mar a bhíodh sé nuair a bhínn anseo cupla bliain ó shin

2. Tá mo gheansaí anseo ach tá sé i bhfad romhór.

In the first sentence shouldn't it be “...mar a bhíodh sí...” since the pronoun is referencing to the feminine noun "áit". Is this a mistake in the book? Same thing goes for the second sentence where I thought that “sí” was used when referencing to certain special masculine nouns such as "geansaí". Maybe this is some kind of impersonal way of speaking in Irish or...?

Slán!

áit, uair are usually referred to "sé" especially when they mean "circumstances of a certain event".

what is "geansaí"?

I know that "sí" is typical of boats, ships, cars, carts and (presumably) planes - all moving means of transport.

geansaí = jumper/pullover/jersey

I know that "sí" is typical of boats, ships, cars, carts and (presumably) planes - all moving means of transport.

There's a similar situation in English when people sometimes refer to ships and trains (especially steam locomotives) and a few other modes of transportation as feminine:

She's listing
She's under steam

Her bow was damaged
Her tender was filled with water

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áit, uair are usually referred to "sé" especially when they mean "circumstances of a certain event".

Hey thanks Róman, I didn't know that! The book Learning Irish has put me down so many times with its mistakes and misprints that I don't trust its content anymore. This is actually starting to really piss me off! I will probably buy an Irish grammar book soon to complement LI.

By the way are there any other feminine nouns you can think of, which are referred to by "sé"?

Also, for the second sentence I guess it must be a mistake right?

Thanks again!
Slán!

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By the way are there any other feminine nouns you can think of, which are referred to by "sé"?

No, that I am aware of. But there is couple of feminine words that are referred to by "iad". "Muintear" and "clann" immediately spring to my mind.

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Also, for the second sentence I guess it must be a mistake right?

I have never read about any special treatment of mundane words like "geansaí", so it must be a mistake.