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What does Lingus mean?
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November 05 2003, 6:00 AM
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When I first saw the name Aer Lingus I had to chuckle. Does it actually mean anything in Gaelic?? This has stumped me for a while. Thanks for any assistance.
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November 05 2003, 6:24 AM
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Lingus itself is actually latin for tongue
but "Lingus" as in "Aer Lingus" is derived from the Irish 'aer loingeas' meaning" air fleet" |
November 05 2003, 6:58 AM
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THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! You rule.
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November 05 2003, 16:15 PM
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dont mean to correct anyone but think "lingus" is the tuiseal taibhreach of the verb "ling" meaning to jump, only know this as it came up numerous times studying Ceitinn, if im wrong let me know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
An té nach bhfuil láidir, ní fólair do a bheith glic!
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November 05 2003, 16:40 PM
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isn't that an airline (dumb question huh) well, just wondering.
Ní bheidh Éire shaor ar síocháin choíche, agus gan an ceart, ní féidir an tsíocháin a bheith ann.
Tomás Ó Broin Learning Irish since October 2003 |
November 05 2003, 16:57 PM
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It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish.
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November 05 2003, 19:04 PM
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is lingus not the T.T of Ling then- The old verb to jump?? if not what is it? confused here
An té nach bhfuil láidir, ní fólair do a bheith glic!
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November 05 2003, 19:38 PM
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never heard of the word "ling" in irish, the irish word for "jump" is "léim"
colleen |
November 05 2003, 19:48 PM
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heheee
I don't think an airline would like to use the word JUMP in its name
'This is the Captain speaking -we can't land- would you like to JUMP? It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish.
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November 05 2003, 20:44 PM
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I think 'Lingus' is just an anglicised spelling of 'Loingeas' meaning fleet.
So Aer Lingus = Air Fleet. The similarity to 'ling' is just coincidental. I don't know of any genitive form ending in 'us' |
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