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 Post subject: Asking Names
PostPosted: Fri 18 Nov 2011 5:44 pm 
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I know that the phrase cad is aimn duit/dó/di is common in Munster, but I've never heard it used in a plural form. Do these questions look alright?

Cad iad ainmneacha dhaoibh?
Cad iad ainmneacha dhóibh?

Should it be: Cad iad na hainmneacha . . . ?

Or is there some other expression that is more common?


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 Post subject: Re: Asking Names
PostPosted: Fri 18 Nov 2011 6:29 pm 
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I'd leave ainm singular:

Cad is ainm dóibh?

Answer: X agus Y is ainm dóibh.


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 Post subject: Re: Asking Names
PostPosted: Fri 18 Nov 2011 6:33 pm 
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^ Same here.

Otherwise, it sounds like you’re asking for several alternative names for each individual person. Could get very confused.

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 Post subject: Re: Asking Names
PostPosted: Fri 18 Nov 2011 7:14 pm 
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Scooby wrote:
I'd leave ainm singular:

Cad is ainm dóibh?

Answer: X agus Y is ainm dóibh.

Yes, this makes sense. Irish often uses a singular noun with plural pronouns where there is one object per person.

(I suspected as much in this case, too, but wasn't confident enough to state it outright. Thanks, Scooby and kk for confirming my suspicion. :winkgrin: )

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 Post subject: Re: Asking Names
PostPosted: Fri 18 Nov 2011 8:31 pm 
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Sounds like I was making things needlessly complicated.

Go raibh maith agaibh.


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 Post subject: Re: Asking Names
PostPosted: Fri 18 Nov 2011 9:30 pm 
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Mick wrote:
Sounds like I was making things needlessly complicated.


You are going to fit in here just fine so! :LOL:

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