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2026-01-22 03:49 UTC
That's interesting, the language bit. I've never really thought much about Irish.
The word itself changes based on the adjective you want to apply? Or is that uncommon?
Does that apply for any adjective or only a few? Like would Red rose be a different word? Little Red rose?
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@jeinzi@discuss.tchncs.de 2026-01-22 08:40
I know nothing about Irish, but this reminds me of the [diminutive](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminutive) in German. There it would be Rose - Röschen (little rose) and likewise - Brot (bread) - Brötchen (small bread) - Haus (house) - Häuschen (small house) - Katze (cat) - Kätzchen (little cat/kitten) You could also translate "little rose" word by word as "kleine Rose". The sole purpose of this grammatical form is to make something sound smaller, so you can't extend it to other adjectives like "red". "Little red rose" could be "kleine rote Rose" or "rotes Röschen".