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chained_bear commented on the word scriobhfadh
I googled this to make sure I spelled it correctly, and found this awesome link. A New Alhambra! (Another great word.)
October 26, 2007
reesetee commented on the word scriobhfadh
Nice! Thanks for the word! :-D
October 26, 2007
sionnach commented on the word scriobhfadh
I hope it's not rude to point this out, but scriobhfadh doesn't mean quite what you think it does, I suspect. The word for "author" in the poem on the link is "udar". scriobhfadh is a form of the verb "scriobh", to write: specifically it is the 3rd person singular of the conditional, i.e. it means "would write".
The "u" in "udar" and the "i" in "scriobh" and "scriobhfadh" need accents, but I don't know how to make them.
on edit: this comment applies to its inclusion on reesetee's list
November 2, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word scriobhfadh
Shit. Sorry about that! I always thought it meant "scribe," but I guess I was wrong. Thanks for the clarification!
It's still one of my favorite words, mostly because of its whacked spelling (which is quite normal, for Gaelic) and non-corresponding pronunciation (ditto).
Are you fluent in Gaelic, perchance?
November 2, 2007
reesetee commented on the word scriobhfadh
Aha. Got it, sionnach--and not rude at all. I shall remove it from my list posthaste. (And probably add it to another, just so it doesn't feel bad.)
November 2, 2007
sionnach commented on the word scriobhfadh
> Are you fluent in Gaelic, perchance?
Not so much any more. But I used to be once. Somewhere in my past there's an Irish Times Irish debating trophy.
November 2, 2007
reesetee commented on the word scriobhfadh
Impressive! I do love hearing that language--haven't heard it spoken in years. :-)
November 2, 2007
mollusque commented on the word scriobhfadh
To get accented letters on a PC, type the appropriate extended ASCII code on the keyboard's number pad while holding down the alt key. í is alt161; ú is alt163. I'll put a larger list under diacritics.
November 5, 2007