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  1. Fitheach (fitheach@mstdn.io)'s status on Sunday, 17-Mar-2019 17:02:34 EDT Fitheach Fitheach

    The word for clover (Trifolium) in both Scots Gaelic and Irish is seamair.

    In both languages shamrock is considered to be a small or young clover. So, in Irish it is:
    seamair + óg = seamróg

    The English word shamrock is an approximate pronunciation of seamróg.

    In Scots Gaelic the word for young is òg (the doofer goes the other way 😃 ).

    #Gaelic #Gàidhlig #Gaelige

    In conversation Sunday, 17-Mar-2019 17:02:34 EDT from mstdn.io permalink
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