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as "inventor of the alphabet", has it been suggested that the name has a relation to that of the Phoenicians? dab () 20:26, 19 December 2005 (UTC) reply

Pronunciation

What is the correct phonetic way to pronounce: Auraicept na n-Éces, Goídel mac Ethéoir? Thanks ፈቃደ ( ውይይት) 05:42, 29 December 2005 (UTC) reply

"Auraicept na n-Éces, Goídel mac Ethéoir"
Its obviously not modern irish but from my (limited) grasp of the tongue, i'd say; "Aura-kept na Nayk-esh, Gweeddle/Gwiddle Mack E(soft e)-hore. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 83.70.60.248 ( talkcontribs) 19:25, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
See Old Irish language#Phonology. My best guess for a 7th-century pronunciation is /ˈɑuɾˌɑkʲɛpt̪ n̪ɑ ˈɲeːgʲɛs/ and /ˈgoiðʲɛl mɑk ˈɛθʲeuɾʲ/. The modern versions would be Uraiceacht na nÉigeas (/ˈʊɾəkʲəxt̪ n̪ə ˈɲeːgʲəs/) and Gaoidheal (or Gael) Mac Eitheoir (/geːl mɑk ˈɛhoːɾʲ/). -- Angr 21:38, 24 January 2006 (UTC) reply
/ˈɑuɾˌɑgʲɛpt̪/?? Hence ModI Õraigeacht ~Õirigeacht?? Do you know what these names mean? Disposition(?) of the wise? Irishman son of liar?? Mongvras 22:25, 24 January 2006 (UTC) reply
The Modern Irish word uraiceacht means "first instruction, primer; elements, rudiments". "First instruction, primer" is also the translation given in the Dictionary of the Irish Language (i.e. Old/Middle Irish) for airaicecht, of which auraicept is a spelling variation (the p because aicecht/aicept is a loanword from Latin acceptus). So it's "The Sages' Primer". As for Goídel mac Etheoir, Goídel was probably first an ethnonym for Goidelic speakers and then given to a legendary "founder of the race". I have no idea what his father's name *Ethér (the presumed nominative to the genitive Etheoir) is supposed to mean. It's not in the dictionary. -- Angr 22:40, 24 January 2006 (UTC) reply

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The result of the move request was: Move. Jafeluv ( talk) 08:49, 22 April 2010 (UTC) reply


Fenius FarsaFénius Farsaid — Most common name is Fénius Farsaid (currently a redirect). See for instance, the three references, all relatively recent, included under "Further reading". Looks uncontroversial to me, or am I missing something? Cavila ( talk) 10:17, 14 April 2010 (UTC) reply

And again in the entries for Koch's Celtic Culture, Duffy's Medieval Ireland, A New History of Ireland, and other articles by John Carey and so on. An exception, but a minor one as far as I can see, is Scowcroft, who has Féinius Farsaid in two articles on LGE. Cavila ( talk) 10:47, 14 April 2010 (UTC) reply
You're right, there are slightly more hits on google books for Farsaid then Farsa - about 733 to 612. Til Eulenspiegel ( talk) 11:33, 14 April 2010 (UTC) reply
Thanks, a Google Books search is actually even more revealing than that: the overwhelming majority of sources using "Farsa" actually date from the 19th and early 20th century. For the newbies among us (not you of course), that's when Wikipedia was still a guild of door-to-door encyclopedia salesmen. Cavila ( talk) 14:35, 15 April 2010 (UTC) reply
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.
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as "inventor of the alphabet", has it been suggested that the name has a relation to that of the Phoenicians? dab () 20:26, 19 December 2005 (UTC) reply

Pronunciation

What is the correct phonetic way to pronounce: Auraicept na n-Éces, Goídel mac Ethéoir? Thanks ፈቃደ ( ውይይት) 05:42, 29 December 2005 (UTC) reply

"Auraicept na n-Éces, Goídel mac Ethéoir"
Its obviously not modern irish but from my (limited) grasp of the tongue, i'd say; "Aura-kept na Nayk-esh, Gweeddle/Gwiddle Mack E(soft e)-hore. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 83.70.60.248 ( talkcontribs) 19:25, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
See Old Irish language#Phonology. My best guess for a 7th-century pronunciation is /ˈɑuɾˌɑkʲɛpt̪ n̪ɑ ˈɲeːgʲɛs/ and /ˈgoiðʲɛl mɑk ˈɛθʲeuɾʲ/. The modern versions would be Uraiceacht na nÉigeas (/ˈʊɾəkʲəxt̪ n̪ə ˈɲeːgʲəs/) and Gaoidheal (or Gael) Mac Eitheoir (/geːl mɑk ˈɛhoːɾʲ/). -- Angr 21:38, 24 January 2006 (UTC) reply
/ˈɑuɾˌɑgʲɛpt̪/?? Hence ModI Õraigeacht ~Õirigeacht?? Do you know what these names mean? Disposition(?) of the wise? Irishman son of liar?? Mongvras 22:25, 24 January 2006 (UTC) reply
The Modern Irish word uraiceacht means "first instruction, primer; elements, rudiments". "First instruction, primer" is also the translation given in the Dictionary of the Irish Language (i.e. Old/Middle Irish) for airaicecht, of which auraicept is a spelling variation (the p because aicecht/aicept is a loanword from Latin acceptus). So it's "The Sages' Primer". As for Goídel mac Etheoir, Goídel was probably first an ethnonym for Goidelic speakers and then given to a legendary "founder of the race". I have no idea what his father's name *Ethér (the presumed nominative to the genitive Etheoir) is supposed to mean. It's not in the dictionary. -- Angr 22:40, 24 January 2006 (UTC) reply

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The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Move. Jafeluv ( talk) 08:49, 22 April 2010 (UTC) reply


Fenius FarsaFénius Farsaid — Most common name is Fénius Farsaid (currently a redirect). See for instance, the three references, all relatively recent, included under "Further reading". Looks uncontroversial to me, or am I missing something? Cavila ( talk) 10:17, 14 April 2010 (UTC) reply

And again in the entries for Koch's Celtic Culture, Duffy's Medieval Ireland, A New History of Ireland, and other articles by John Carey and so on. An exception, but a minor one as far as I can see, is Scowcroft, who has Féinius Farsaid in two articles on LGE. Cavila ( talk) 10:47, 14 April 2010 (UTC) reply
You're right, there are slightly more hits on google books for Farsaid then Farsa - about 733 to 612. Til Eulenspiegel ( talk) 11:33, 14 April 2010 (UTC) reply
Thanks, a Google Books search is actually even more revealing than that: the overwhelming majority of sources using "Farsa" actually date from the 19th and early 20th century. For the newbies among us (not you of course), that's when Wikipedia was still a guild of door-to-door encyclopedia salesmen. Cavila ( talk) 14:35, 15 April 2010 (UTC) reply
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

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