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boat name

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July 03 2009, 23:23 PM

turlough286 New Arrival   Posts: 4

How does one say 'Callas' Sea Turtle'? i'd like to name a boat that and i want it to be grammatically correct...Thank you in advance..Turlough

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July 03 2009, 23:36 PM

SeanMurphy1 Scéalaí Mór   Posts: 2833

callas..callus sea turtle ..turtar mara wait for more Ritheann fear buile trí thuile go dána, ach is minic thug tuile fear buile le fána http://www.potafocal.com/

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July 03 2009, 23:45 PM

turlough286 New Arrival   Posts: 4

thank you Sean!

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July 03 2009, 23:55 PM

turlough286 New Arrival   Posts: 4

Ohh Wait Sean..my girls name is callas..so would Callus' Turtar Mara be correct?

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July 04 2009, 0:15 AM

turlough286 New Arrival   Posts: 4

As i'm furiously trying to learn the rules of Irish possessives I've come across 'Na' is it proper to say Turtar Mara na Callus? to mean Callas' sea turtle?

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July 04 2009, 0:25 AM

SeanMurphy1 Scéalaí Mór   Posts: 2833

i wasnt aware callas was a name so it will stay the same , i havent come across that name before its a new one for me Ritheann fear buile trí thuile go dána, ach is minic thug tuile fear buile le fána http://www.potafocal.com/

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July 04 2009, 1:46 AM

sineadw Gaeilgeoir   Posts: 471

It would be genitive case of Callas so: Turtar mara Challais.

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