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Daidí v Athar

biko · 2008-12-01 11:21:02

Daidí Nollag? Shouldn't it have been Athar Nollag? Daddy Christmas sounds weird somehow.

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01-12-2008 12:21pm

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biko

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Daidí Nollag? Shouldn't it have been Athar Nollag?
Daddy Christmas sounds weird somehow.

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#2 01-12-2008 7:58pm
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Maybe it relates to the word for granddad and age is somehow implied in its use in Daidí na Nollag. I'm sure someone will have a much better explanation/suggestion!

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#3 02-12-2008 5:19pm
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I reckon it's because Athair is used as a title for priests.

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#4 04-12-2008 7:39pm
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biko wrote: »

Daidí Nollag? Shouldn't it have been Athar Nollag?
Daddy Christmas sounds weird somehow.

Well it's actually 'Daidí na Nollag' and it's only weird if you're attempting a direct word-for-word translation from English in Irish, which often doesn't work.

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