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From: Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org>
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Subject: Re: does [ler] mean "sea" in Irish ?
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2024 18:20:00 +1000
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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.

> 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.

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Peter Moylan       peter@pmoylan.org    http://www.pmoylan.org
Newcastle, NSW