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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsPath: ...!news-out.netnews.com!s1-1.netnews.com!peer02.iad!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!nntp.club.cc.cmu.edu!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Aidan Kehoe Newsgroups: sci.lang Subject: Re: does [ler] mean "sea" in Irish ? Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:59:19 +0100 Lines: 39 Message-ID: <87a5gmmcaw.fsf@parhasard.net> References: <87tteun0b4.fsf@parhasard.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net la9x6S1Y6i7ydHSNF4MtnwakOFh8N+ZJf09/FAzlQ+Y5Ls5TvB Cancel-Lock: sha1:pOrz2Wv36Ea/9DsOqmQOfAJ3+tk= sha1:/vp7IrjDzK/9SsRpVkT8JXiLDRw= sha256:MYnX6/taEzBuII7JCkRuggEXPfYYePXy8p5V+7l57pA= User-Agent: Gnus/5.101 (Gnus v5.10.10) XEmacs/21.5-b35 (Linux-aarch64) X-Received-Bytes: 2364 Bytes: 2534 Ar an cúigiú lá de mí Méan Fómhair, scríobh Peter Moylan: > On 05/09/24 15:20, Aidan Kehoe wrote: > > Ar an ceathrú lá de mí Méan Fómhair, scríobh HenHanna: > > > >> does [ler] mean "sea" in Irish ? > > > > You want https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/lear , genitive lir. > > Thank you for the pointer. I like to bookmark on-line dictionaries, and > I can read this one without using a torch or a magnifying glass, unlike > my paper Irish-English dictionary. > > It turned out that I already had Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla bookmarked, but > I needed a reminder that it was there. There are three dictionaries, a grammar, and a pronunciation guide there. (I haven’t tried the pronunciation guide.) It’s a good resource. Are you aware of MacBain’s etymological dictionary of Scots Gaelic? I find it easier to remember words if I have some understanding of the etymology, and the etymology carries over. E.g. sorn, cooker is from Latin “furnus,” same root as “furnace”, French « four ». https://www3.smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/faclair/macbain/macbain.txt > > I do not understand why you posted this chatbot output. Use a > > dictionary for your own education. Why attempt to learn from > > something that is guaranteed to lie to you? > > But the Hen is not entirely useless, if he/sh/it can trigger a pointer > to a useful web site. True. -- ‘As I sat looking up at the Guinness ad, I could never figure out / How your man stayed up on the surfboard after fourteen pints of stout’ (C. Moore)