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The Daltaí Boards » Archive: 2005- » 2011 (March-April) » Archive through March 21, 2011 » Cad is ainm do phríomhoide na scoile? « Previous Next »

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Skii30
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Post Number: 204
Registered: 04-2008
Posted on Sunday, February 27, 2011 - 09:45 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit PostPrint Post

Cad is ainm do phríomhoide na scoile?

How you you say
Mr Daly

Is it

An t-Uasal Ó Daly is ainm don phríomhoide

Go raibh maith agat!

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Brídmhór
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Post Number: 151
Registered: 04-2009


Posted on Sunday, February 27, 2011 - 01:39 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit PostPrint Post

Sé Seán Ó Dállaigh príomhoide na scoile.


that Mr/ uasal thing is an English borrowing.
we are not that formal in Irish.

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Mbm
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Post Number: 317
Registered: 01-2006


Posted on Wednesday, March 02, 2011 - 09:25 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit PostPrint Post

An tUasal XYZ is an option but it is extremely formal, more than the English Mr XYZ. Plus, I don't know what to do if the Mr is actually a Mrs (or Miss or (Ms). There doesn't seem to be an obvious female version.

Another pattern I've seen is to put the word "Uasal" after the name, as in: "Seán Ó Dálaigh, Uasal". I've had one or two letters addressed to me like that (back when people still sent letters, that is). This is also very formal. Again, I'm not sure if it's appropriate do to this for a woman. Would "Bríd Uí Dhálaigh, Uasal" be acceptable? Hm, probably not, it looks odd. Maybe "Bríd Uí Dhálaigh, Bean Uasal"?

Compare this to the Welsh approach. They've simply borrowed Mr and Mrs from English and don't seem to have any qualms about using them in Welsh.

Conclusion: Celtic languages are not big into formalities.

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Croga75
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Post Number: 210
Registered: 01-2006
Posted on Wednesday, March 02, 2011 - 07:59 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit PostPrint Post

In TYI (Dillon), it gives

Bean Sheáin Uí Bhriain = Mrs. Seán O'Brian

Bean Phádraig Uí Ógáin = Mrs. Patrich Hogan

Má tá Gaelainn agat, labhair amach í!



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