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PostPosted: Sun 16 Mar 2025 9:14 pm 
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Hello,
I wanted to make a card to say 'To my goddaughter, on your Christening day' but in standard Irish.
Could anyone advise if 'Do mo Iníon Bhaistí, ar lá do Bhaiste' would be correct?

Thank you,
Fiona


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PostPosted: Mon 17 Mar 2025 8:13 pm 
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WildMeadow wrote:
Hello,
I wanted to make a card to say 'To my goddaughter, on your Christening day' but in standard Irish.
Could anyone advise if 'Do mo Iníon Bhaistí, ar lá do Bhaiste' would be correct?

Thank you,
Fiona


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Do m’iníon bhaistí, ar lá do bhaiste

(mo [= my] is shortened to m’ before vowels. And there is no need for capital letters)


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PostPosted: Mon 17 Mar 2025 9:12 pm 
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Thanks so much, your explanation is really helpful!

Fiona


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PostPosted: Mon 17 Mar 2025 9:18 pm 
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As an add on question can I ask how to change it to 'To our goddaughter' ?

And also would the same sentence for godson be
'Do mo mac bhaistí, ar lá do bhaiste'
leaving the mo as mac doesn't start with a vowel?

Sorry for the basic questions, learning as I go!


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PostPosted: Mon 17 Mar 2025 11:10 pm 
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WildMeadow wrote:
As an add on question can I ask how to change it to 'To our goddaughter' ?

And also would the same sentence for godson be
'Do mo mac bhaistí, ar lá do bhaiste'
leaving the mo as mac doesn't start with a vowel?

Sorry for the basic questions, learning as I go!


To our goddaughter: D'ár n-iníon bhaistí

Godson: Do mo mhac baistí, ar lá do bhaiste

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PostPosted: Mon 17 Mar 2025 11:15 pm 
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Dom inġean baistíḋ, ar lá do ḃaiste is cirte do ráḋ, gan séiṁiuġaḋ ar 'baistíḋ'.
Dom ṁac baistíḋ (aċt dom bac baistíḋ an laḃairt ċeart air seo).


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PostPosted: Mon 17 Mar 2025 11:29 pm 
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Here are also some dialectal forms:

Munster: Dom' iníon bhaistidh, ar lá do bhaiste, d'ár n-iníon ..., dom' m(h)ac baistidh, ar lá do bhaiste
Connaught: Do m'inín (or maybe go m'inín) ar lá do bhaiste, d'ár n-inín ... (or maybe g'ár n-inín?), do mo mhac baiste, ar lá do bhaiste
Ulster: Do mo nighean/níon baiste ar lá do bhaiste, d'ár nighean/níon ..., do mo mhac baiste ar lá do bhaiste

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PostPosted: Tue 18 Mar 2025 11:50 am 
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Thanks for all your replies!


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