Re: names in conlangs

Quoting Elliott Lash <erelion12@...>:

> Yes, the rest of the name is placed inthe genitive
> case. An example is:
>
> Donnchadh mac Fearchair
>
> "Donncahdh son of Fearchar"
>
> or
>  Fearchar mac Domhnaill
>
> "Fearchar son of Domhnall"
Hm. In writing, at least, those look suspiciously much like the Meghean genitive
marker, which consists of a -i- infix in the stressed syllable. How's the above
pronounced? The Meghean makes [i e a o u]->[ej ej aj oj uj].

Meghean orthography is, of course, partly inspired by Gaelic, but the similarity
in genitive formations is accidental.

                                                 Andreas

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