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About LinkBacksI noticed the thread on the translation of "Fianna Fail", are there any peculiarities about the translation of "Fine Gael"?
I noticed the thread on the translation of "Fianna Fail", are there any peculiarities about the translation of "Fine Gael"?
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Isn't it the kingroup of the Irish, or something along those lines?Originally Posted by antagoniser
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Yup.Isn't it the kingroup of the Irish, or something along those lines?
Just that the word Fianna (Fáil) shouldn't be mixed up with Fine (Gael). I've regularly heard people say Fianna Gael and Fine Fáil. Not to mention 'Fine' being pronounced like the English word.
"That's a fine Gael you got there love!"
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what is the correct way of saying it
Like the vast bulk of people say it; FIN-E
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FIN-EH
Embarassingly I'm not sure about the Gael part, is it GW-ALE or just GALE?
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I would have thought it should have been Fine Ghaeil?
Why's that?
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GW-ALE.
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Because "Gael" is a proper noun in the genitive case i.e. "Fine of the Gael". Its a masculine noun ending in a broad consonent which becomes slender in the genitive. As its a proper noun it should be lenited in the genitive. eg "Cael" but "teach Chaeil".Why's that?
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