{"id":10227,"date":"2018-02-28T03:54:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T03:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=10227"},"modified":"2018-03-17T19:21:33","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T19:21:33","slug":"cinealacha-bear-agus-cinealacha-bear-irish-words-for-types-of-bears-and-types-of-bars-cuid-pt-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/cinealacha-bear-agus-cinealacha-bear-irish-words-for-types-of-bears-and-types-of-bars-cuid-pt-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cine\u00e1lacha B\u00e9ar agus Cine\u00e1lacha Be\u00e1r (Irish Words for Types of Bears and Types of Bars) (Cuid\/Pt. 1\/2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bear#\/media\/File:Black_bear_large.jpg<\/a>
Created: 18 April 2008; By Mike Bender\/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons; T\u00e9acs Gaeilge le R\u00f3isl\u00edn, 2018<\/p><\/div>We recently looked at “L\u00e1 Idirn\u00e1isi\u00fanta na mB\u00e9ar B\u00e1n<\/strong>” (International Polar Bear Day) celebrated every year on February 27th, and I hope that thinking about that day gave you some paws (ermm, oops, should be “pause” \u00a0– groan \/ duck) for thought about what is happening to “gn\u00e1th\u00f3g na mb\u00e9ar b\u00e1n<\/strong>” (the habitat of the polar bears).\u00a0 A link to the blogpost on International Polar Bear Day is “th\u00edos<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

As a follow-up, I thought it would be interesting to look at some of the other types of bears in the world, whether threatened with extinction or not.\u00a0 Let’s look out for whether the translations are exactly literal, or whether other characteristics come into play. \u00a0As you might recall from the most recent blogpost (nasc th\u00edos<\/strong>), “b\u00e9ar b\u00e1n<\/strong>” means “polar bear” in Irish.\u00a0 So it doesn’t include the word “polar” in it — that is simply “polach<\/strong>.”\u00a0 “B\u00e9ar b\u00e1n<\/strong>” literally means “white bear,” and actually, in a few other languages I checked out, “white” is used, not “polar” or there is a choice of “white” or “polar” or “northern” or some such word.<\/p>\n

After we go over the cine\u00e1lacha b\u00e9ar<\/strong>, then, since it’s an irresistible combo, let’s look at cine\u00e1lacha be\u00e1r<\/strong>, various types of bars.\u00a0 Then perhaps we can imagine na b\u00e9ir ag na be\u00e1ir<\/strong> (the bears at the bars), probably in\u00a0Cuid a D\u00f3<\/strong> or Part 2 of this blogpost.<\/p>\n

So here are some types of bears, besides the “b\u00e9ar b\u00e1n<\/strong>” mentioned above:<\/p>\n

American black bear, b\u00e9ar dubh Meirice\u00e1nach<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asiatic black bear. b\u00e9ar dubh \u00c1iseach<\/strong><\/p>\n

brown bear, \u00a0b\u00e9ar donn<\/strong><\/p>\n

grizzly bear,\u00a0ollbh\u00e9ar Meirice\u00e1nach<\/strong> (lit. “great\/large American bear”).\u00a0 Some slightly older sources I looked at gave “b\u00e9ar liath<\/strong>,” lit. gray bear (OK, grey, m\u00e1s fearr leat<\/strong>), literally the idea of a grizzled or gray-haired bear.\u00a0 But the newer sources all seem to say “ollbh\u00e9ar Meirice\u00e1nach<\/strong>”\u00a0 – quite different from actually saying “grizzly”!<\/p>\n

Himalayan black bear, b\u00e9ar dubh Himil\u00e9ac<\/strong>h<\/p>\n

Himalayan brown bear,\u00a0b\u00e9ar donn Himil\u00e9ach<\/strong>, which apparently is also called the “Himalayan Red Bear.”<\/p>\n

sloth bear,\u00a0b\u00e9ar spad\u00e1nta<\/strong><\/p>\n

spectacled bear (aka \u00a0Andean bear),\u00a0b\u00e9ar sp\u00e9aclach<\/strong><\/p>\n

sun bear,\u00a0b\u00e9ar gr\u00e9ine<\/strong><\/p>\n

As you can see, most of the phrases are quite literal, “grizzly” being the main exception.<\/p>\n

There are a few animal called bears, or sometimes called bears anyway, that aren’t really bears.\u00a0 Their Irish names do not suggest any connections to bears.<\/p>\n

antbear (i.e. aardvark or earth-pig), arc\u00e1n tal\u00fan<\/strong><\/p>\n

koala (sometimes called “koala bear,” though it isn’t a bear),\u00a0c\u00f3\u00e1la<\/strong><\/p>\n

lesser panda (aka red cat-bear OR red panda),\u00a0panda rua<\/strong><\/p>\n

And then there’s the so-called “woolly bear,” which isn’t even a mammal.\u00a0 It’s an insect, called “speig neanta<\/strong>” in Irish.<\/p>\n

Regarding the “water bear” (aka more formally “tardigrade,” meaning “slow stepper”), its Irish name does include “bear,” since it is called a “b\u00e9ar uisce<\/strong>” (from the German “Wasserb\u00e4r<\/em>“).\u00a0\u00a0It is a “miocrainmh\u00ed<\/strong>,” about .5 mm long, not like the one on Star Trek Discovery<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Some day, we’ll look at some extended uses of “bear” such as “bear-garden” or “bear market,” but for now, let’s turn to the second part of today’s post, cine\u00e1lacha<\/strong> be\u00e1r<\/strong> (types of bars).\u00a0 Here are a few:<\/p>\n

coffee bar, be\u00e1r caife<\/strong><\/p>\n

dairy bar, be\u00e1r d\u00e9ir\u00ed<\/strong><\/p>\n

noodle bar, be\u00e1r n\u00fadal<\/strong><\/p>\n

salad bar, be\u00e1r sail\u00e9ad<\/strong><\/p>\n

sandwich bar, be\u00e1r ceapair\u00ed<\/strong><\/p>\n

snack bar, be\u00e1r sneaiceanna<\/strong><\/p>\n

sushi bar, be\u00e1r sushi<\/strong><\/p>\n

wine bar, be\u00e1r f\u00edona<\/strong><\/p>\n

So here’s the final thought for the day: C\u00e9n cine\u00e1l be\u00e1ir ab fhearr le b\u00e9ar?\u00a0 \u00a0Do bhar\u00fail?\u00a0 SGF\u00a0 – R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

N\u00f3ta<\/strong>: BTW, there’s an alternate plural for “be\u00e1r<\/strong>” — in addition to the standard “be\u00e1ir<\/strong>,” I’ve seen “be\u00e1ranna<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

Nasc<\/strong>:\u00a0L\u00e1 Idirn\u00e1isi\u00fanta na mB\u00e9ar B\u00e1n (International Polar Bear Day): 27 Feabhra \u2014 February 27th<\/a>\u00a0Posted by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0on Feb 27, 2018 in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) We recently looked at “L\u00e1 Idirn\u00e1isi\u00fanta na mB\u00e9ar B\u00e1n” (International Polar Bear Day) celebrated every year on February 27th, and I hope that thinking about that day gave you some paws (ermm, oops, should be “pause” \u00a0– groan \/ duck) for thought about what is happening to “gn\u00e1th\u00f3g na mb\u00e9ar b\u00e1n” (the habitat…<\/p>\n

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