Spéir is a feminine noun and gorm is an adjective 1st declension so spéir ghorm is the correct form for blue sky. if you combine to make one compound word then the spéirghorm means sky-blue , a compond word for the blue sky would be gormspéir? www.allaboutirish.ie/blog/comhfoc... open to correction
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November 24, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Spéir is a feminine noun and gorm is an adjective 1st declension so spéir ghorm is the correct form for blue sky. if you combine to make one compound word then the spéirghorm means sky-blue , a compond word for the blue sky would be gormspéir? www.allaboutirish.ie/blog/comhfoc... open to correction
Ah yes, but as someone else has pointed out, spéirghorm actually means sky blue, and Bluesky should really be Gormspéir - or #GormSpéir if you adopt the camel case (q.v.) convention for tags.
Camel case should arguably be really called #BactrianCase for clarity. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel
Camel case should arguably be really called #BactrianCase for clarity. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel
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November 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Ah yes, but as someone else has pointed out, spéirghorm actually means sky blue, and Bluesky should really be Gormspéir - or #GormSpéir if you adopt the camel case (q.v.) convention for tags.
Camel case should arguably be really called #BactrianCase for clarity. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel
Camel case should arguably be really called #BactrianCase for clarity. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel
Ah! Excellent.
Now, what about #GormSpéir which, I am reliably informed, is what it really should be? 😄
Now, what about #GormSpéir which, I am reliably informed, is what it really should be? 😄
April 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Ah! Excellent.
Now, what about #GormSpéir which, I am reliably informed, is what it really should be? 😄
Now, what about #GormSpéir which, I am reliably informed, is what it really should be? 😄
Oh no, definitely not Gormspéir. Thr adjective follows the noun as Gaeilge. Gormspéir is pure nonsense. You'd only think that if you translated each bit individually and completely ignored the fact Irish doesn't use English sentence structure..whoever pointed that out is not living their best life
November 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Oh no, definitely not Gormspéir. Thr adjective follows the noun as Gaeilge. Gormspéir is pure nonsense. You'd only think that if you translated each bit individually and completely ignored the fact Irish doesn't use English sentence structure..whoever pointed that out is not living their best life
The #GormSpeir tag may help you find Irish people. 😀
October 13, 2024 at 4:31 PM
The #GormSpeir tag may help you find Irish people. 😀
Oh there's more. If a compound word then #spéirghrom is sky-blue the colour, so it should be #gormspéir for Bluesky. All variations other than #gormspéir/#gormspeir will appear on the feed.
December 1, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Oh there's more. If a compound word then #spéirghrom is sky-blue the colour, so it should be #gormspéir for Bluesky. All variations other than #gormspéir/#gormspeir will appear on the feed.
As I learned here, it should really be gormspéir, but #speirgorm (without even the fada or upper or camel case) has first mover advantage.
You need to follow the feed to catch posts with all the variants.
You need to follow the feed to catch posts with all the variants.
November 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
As I learned here, it should really be gormspéir, but #speirgorm (without even the fada or upper or camel case) has first mover advantage.
You need to follow the feed to catch posts with all the variants.
You need to follow the feed to catch posts with all the variants.
Compound words would be ripe for overrides 4eg seanbhean, and even if I dare say so, Gormspéir :)
December 19, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Compound words would be ripe for overrides 4eg seanbhean, and even if I dare say so, Gormspéir :)
#VinB may be no more, but Bluesky now has #speirgorm (plus #spéirghorm and #gormspéir for the purists, but nobody will find them). And we have #FloridaDave.
Btw, I started watching #RoomToImprove purely so as to be able to join in the crack on Twitter: I don't think I'd have bothered otherwise.
Btw, I started watching #RoomToImprove purely so as to be able to join in the crack on Twitter: I don't think I'd have bothered otherwise.
December 31, 2024 at 7:13 PM
#VinB may be no more, but Bluesky now has #speirgorm (plus #spéirghorm and #gormspéir for the purists, but nobody will find them). And we have #FloridaDave.
Btw, I started watching #RoomToImprove purely so as to be able to join in the crack on Twitter: I don't think I'd have bothered otherwise.
Btw, I started watching #RoomToImprove purely so as to be able to join in the crack on Twitter: I don't think I'd have bothered otherwise.
Grianmhar e.g. of a compound word in Irish, sun + like, grian + mar = grianmhar (the 2nd word takes a séimhiú if possible). Other existing examples: Dubhlinn, seanbhean. Or maybe a new one: Gormspéir 4 Bluesky (v Spéir Ghorm if not compounded), spéirghorm already exists 4 skyblue colour. #SpéirGhorm
#speirgorm, I need help. What is the difference between "an bhfuil sé" and "tá sé"? Please explain as if I'm in primary school.
Also, how should I pronounce "grianmhar"? And please don't confuse me with dialects. I just need to know how to say it so the greatest number of people will understand 😉
Also, how should I pronounce "grianmhar"? And please don't confuse me with dialects. I just need to know how to say it so the greatest number of people will understand 😉
January 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Grianmhar e.g. of a compound word in Irish, sun + like, grian + mar = grianmhar (the 2nd word takes a séimhiú if possible). Other existing examples: Dubhlinn, seanbhean. Or maybe a new one: Gormspéir 4 Bluesky (v Spéir Ghorm if not compounded), spéirghorm already exists 4 skyblue colour. #SpéirGhorm
Now that rule doesn't apply in compound words but Irish orthography forms such words differently, adj/noun-as-adj followed by qualified noun lenited if possible,
so Lánthír or #gormspéir
#SpéirGhorm is indicating two words as it uses CamelCase so grammatically correct.
so Lánthír or #gormspéir
#SpéirGhorm is indicating two words as it uses CamelCase so grammatically correct.
July 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Now that rule doesn't apply in compound words but Irish orthography forms such words differently, adj/noun-as-adj followed by qualified noun lenited if possible,
so Lánthír or #gormspéir
#SpéirGhorm is indicating two words as it uses CamelCase so grammatically correct.
so Lánthír or #gormspéir
#SpéirGhorm is indicating two words as it uses CamelCase so grammatically correct.
I'll probably add Gormspéir to the feed later
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I'll probably add Gormspéir to the feed later
Brian is wrong about there being a difference in lenition between "a ..." and "the ...".
Modern Irish doesn't tend to form compound nouns, a compound would be *gormspéir which would be very unnatural. If we interpret blue as a noun (which I strongly disagree with) it would be spéir ghoirm (genitive)
Modern Irish doesn't tend to form compound nouns, a compound would be *gormspéir which would be very unnatural. If we interpret blue as a noun (which I strongly disagree with) it would be spéir ghoirm (genitive)
November 26, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Brian is wrong about there being a difference in lenition between "a ..." and "the ...".
Modern Irish doesn't tend to form compound nouns, a compound would be *gormspéir which would be very unnatural. If we interpret blue as a noun (which I strongly disagree with) it would be spéir ghoirm (genitive)
Modern Irish doesn't tend to form compound nouns, a compound would be *gormspéir which would be very unnatural. If we interpret blue as a noun (which I strongly disagree with) it would be spéir ghoirm (genitive)
..almost as though these people have chosen to believe the nonsense they read.
It can clearly happen anywhere. So the big question - how do we inoculate ourselves?
#disinformation #propaganda #trump #brexit #netanyahu #farage #orban #speirghorm #gormspeir #ireland
It can clearly happen anywhere. So the big question - how do we inoculate ourselves?
#disinformation #propaganda #trump #brexit #netanyahu #farage #orban #speirghorm #gormspeir #ireland
June 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
..almost as though these people have chosen to believe the nonsense they read.
It can clearly happen anywhere. So the big question - how do we inoculate ourselves?
#disinformation #propaganda #trump #brexit #netanyahu #farage #orban #speirghorm #gormspeir #ireland
It can clearly happen anywhere. So the big question - how do we inoculate ourselves?
#disinformation #propaganda #trump #brexit #netanyahu #farage #orban #speirghorm #gormspeir #ireland
A single compound word, spéirghorm. If say a branding company was to assign an Irish name to Bluesky (a brand) it would be Gormspéir not spéir ghorm (a sky that is blue). The grammar of compound words is adjective/nominal-as-a-functional-genitive first then the séimhiú'd qualified noun/adjective .
English–Irish Dictionary (de Bhaldraithe): cerulean
Everything about 'cerulean' in the de Bhaldraithe Dictionary
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December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A single compound word, spéirghorm. If say a branding company was to assign an Irish name to Bluesky (a brand) it would be Gormspéir not spéir ghorm (a sky that is blue). The grammar of compound words is adjective/nominal-as-a-functional-genitive first then the séimhiú'd qualified noun/adjective .
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Asking the old #Gormspeir for help with that might be a plan, eh?
What sort of things do you already enjoy? :)
What sort of things do you already enjoy? :)
August 30, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Asking the old #Gormspeir for help with that might be a plan, eh?
What sort of things do you already enjoy? :)
What sort of things do you already enjoy? :)
Feybased TTRPG set in the 19th C capturing the clash between otherworldly creatures and rapid industrialisation as told by an Irish fella? Carnival Row vibes! 😀
Definitely one worth looking at!
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#GormSpeir #TTRPG #Kickstarter #TTRPGKickstarter #Fey #CarnivalRow
Definitely one worth looking at!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...
#GormSpeir #TTRPG #Kickstarter #TTRPGKickstarter #Fey #CarnivalRow
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March 5, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Feybased TTRPG set in the 19th C capturing the clash between otherworldly creatures and rapid industrialisation as told by an Irish fella? Carnival Row vibes! 😀
Definitely one worth looking at!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...
#GormSpeir #TTRPG #Kickstarter #TTRPGKickstarter #Fey #CarnivalRow
Definitely one worth looking at!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...
#GormSpeir #TTRPG #Kickstarter #TTRPGKickstarter #Fey #CarnivalRow
Níl mé ar toil Dé, ach buaileann an véarsa seo isteach sa chroí mar aingeal le clóca leathair:
Gura tearc iad laethanta a shaoil;
agus go nglaca neach eile a chúram.
- Salm 109:8 #gormspéir
Gura tearc iad laethanta a shaoil;
agus go nglaca neach eile a chúram.
- Salm 109:8 #gormspéir
September 1, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Níl mé ar toil Dé, ach buaileann an véarsa seo isteach sa chroí mar aingeal le clóca leathair:
Gura tearc iad laethanta a shaoil;
agus go nglaca neach eile a chúram.
- Salm 109:8 #gormspéir
Gura tearc iad laethanta a shaoil;
agus go nglaca neach eile a chúram.
- Salm 109:8 #gormspéir
Yes exactly, why #GormSpéir is "incorrect" as it would imply gorm spéír, no such combination of separate words with the genitive/adjective before the noun allowed in modern Irish. Compound words are however single words and follow a different grammar so sky-blue colour is spéirghorm so #spéirghorm
November 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Yes exactly, why #GormSpéir is "incorrect" as it would imply gorm spéír, no such combination of separate words with the genitive/adjective before the noun allowed in modern Irish. Compound words are however single words and follow a different grammar so sky-blue colour is spéirghorm so #spéirghorm
There was an exchange here about that a week ago or so.
Someone more knowledgeable than I pointed out that it really should be #gormspéir, and #spéirghorm means sky blue.
But linguists tell us we mustn't be prescriptive: usage has already endorsed #speirgorm.
Someone more knowledgeable than I pointed out that it really should be #gormspéir, and #spéirghorm means sky blue.
But linguists tell us we mustn't be prescriptive: usage has already endorsed #speirgorm.
December 18, 2024 at 10:41 PM
There was an exchange here about that a week ago or so.
Someone more knowledgeable than I pointed out that it really should be #gormspéir, and #spéirghorm means sky blue.
But linguists tell us we mustn't be prescriptive: usage has already endorsed #speirgorm.
Someone more knowledgeable than I pointed out that it really should be #gormspéir, and #spéirghorm means sky blue.
But linguists tell us we mustn't be prescriptive: usage has already endorsed #speirgorm.
It was pointed out at an early stage by someone knowledgeable that it should be #GormSpéir and that #spéirghorm actually means sky blue.
But I've stuck with #speirgorm as it was first out of the trap, it's easy to use, and the most common alternatives are wrong anyway.
But I've stuck with #speirgorm as it was first out of the trap, it's easy to use, and the most common alternatives are wrong anyway.
September 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
It was pointed out at an early stage by someone knowledgeable that it should be #GormSpéir and that #spéirghorm actually means sky blue.
But I've stuck with #speirgorm as it was first out of the trap, it's easy to use, and the most common alternatives are wrong anyway.
But I've stuck with #speirgorm as it was first out of the trap, it's easy to use, and the most common alternatives are wrong anyway.
I'm far shakier on the #gramadach, but it has been pointed out here that #spéirgorm actually means sky blue, and Bluesky should really be #GormSpéir.
Are you already following the feed that aggregates posts using several variants including #speirgorm?
Are you already following the feed that aggregates posts using several variants including #speirgorm?
November 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I'm far shakier on the #gramadach, but it has been pointed out here that #spéirgorm actually means sky blue, and Bluesky should really be #GormSpéir.
Are you already following the feed that aggregates posts using several variants including #speirgorm?
Are you already following the feed that aggregates posts using several variants including #speirgorm?
We can do the funniest insult ever to Humphreys by voting Jim second place! #gormspéir
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
We can do the funniest insult ever to Humphreys by voting Jim second place! #gormspéir