{"id":10435,"date":"2018-04-19T03:31:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T03:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=10435"},"modified":"2018-05-04T11:48:44","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T11:48:44","slug":"pairteanna-an-bhogha-irish-words-for-the-parts-of-a-fiddle-bow-cuid-pt-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/pairteanna-an-bhogha-irish-words-for-the-parts-of-a-fiddle-bow-cuid-pt-2\/","title":{"rendered":"P\u00e1irteanna an Bhogha: Irish Words for the Parts of a (Fiddle) Bow (Cuid\/Pt. 2)\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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graphic: https:\/\/thegraphicsfairy.com\/vintage-image-fabulous-frog-with-violin\/;<\/em>
T\u00e9acs Gaeilge le R\u00f3isl\u00edn, 2018<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

We’ve recently looked at the Irish words for the parts of a fiddle and the parts of a fiddle bow (naisc th\u00edos<\/strong>).\u00a0 Today we’ll look at a curious term for a part of a fiddle bow (or a bow for other “t\u00e9aduirlis\u00ed<\/strong>” as well) — in English it’s “frog” and in Irish, it’s “froga<\/strong>” (pl: froga\u00ed<\/strong>).\u00a0 The “froga<\/strong>” is the small box-like section near the end of the bogha<\/strong> that holds the mechanism that tightens and loosens the bow hairs (an r\u00f3n<\/strong>).\u00a0 It often has an eyelet (s\u00fail\u00edn<\/strong>) for decoration.<\/p>\n

“Froga<\/strong>” is also used for a “frog” as a decorative fastener on a coat (as in a “braided frog” or a “frog loop”) and for a “frog” in railway tracks (where the train changes direction).\u00a0 It’s not used for “frog,” the animal, which is simply “frog<\/strong>” in Irish (pl. froganna<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

For all three meanings of “froga<\/strong>” (on a bow, on a coat, on a railway track), we use “an fhroga<\/strong>” to say “of the frog,” as in “m\u00e9id an fhrog<\/strong>a” the size of the frog (on the bow) or “dath an fhroga<\/strong>” the color of the frog (on the coat) or “l\u00e1thair an fhroga<\/strong>” the location of the frog (on the track).<\/p>\n

“Frog<\/strong>” (without the final “a”) in Irish doesn’t only mean “a frog” (the animal).\u00a0 It’s also used for a “frog” in woodworking (part of a plane for shaving or smoothing wood); the Irish is “frog<\/strong>” (pl. froganna<\/strong>).\u00a0 But wait, there’s more!\u00a0 “Frog<\/strong>” in Irish can also mean a “frog” in a horse’s foot, as in English.\u00a0 The plural of this “frog<\/strong>” is also “froganna<\/strong>” in Irish.\u00a0 BTW, in fact, there are two more words for this part of a horse’s foot: 1) “brad\u00e1n<\/strong>” (unrelated to “brad\u00e1n<\/strong>,” a salmon, which is a more widely-used meaning) and 2) “boilg\u00edn frisc<\/strong>”\u00a0 (from “bolg<\/strong>,” a belly, bulge, etc.).\u00a0 This supports my motto for Irish, or probably every other language, each in their own way — why have just one word for something, when you can have two or more!\u00a0 As the saying goes, “D\u00e1 mh\u00e9ad is ea is fearr \u00e9<\/strong>” (the more, the merrier).\u00a0 Now if any \u00fain\u00e9ir\u00ed capaill<\/strong> or tr\u00e9idlianna<\/strong> out there are reading this maybe you could let us know which term is most common for the horse-related term: frog, brad\u00e1n <\/strong>or boilg\u00edn frisc<\/strong> — or are they dialect-based?<\/p>\n

As for the animal itself, as is so often the case, there is at least one more word for “frog” (the animal) in Irish, perhaps a much older word, since it bears no resemblance to the English: loscann<\/strong>, or a variant losc\u00e1<\/strong>n.\u00a0 This one also means “tadpole.”\u00a0 Not surprisingly, there’s yet another word that specifically means “tadpole,” namely “torb\u00e1n.<\/strong>” \u00a0But let’s not get too bogged down with frog terminology right now — maybe later!<\/p>\n

For “of the frog,” when talking about the animal, the foot of a horse, or the woodworking tool, we say “an fhroig<\/strong>” [say: un rig, the “fh” is now silent].\u00a0 Examples include: 1) “cos an fhroig<\/strong>” (the frog’s leg), 2) “ionfhabht\u00fa baict\u00e9arach an fhroig<\/strong>” (bacterial infection of the frog, a condition also known as “thrush” in horses,\u00a0 unrelated to “thrush” in humans), and 3) “imeall an fhroig<\/strong>” (the edge of the frog, when talking about a plane for woodworking).<\/p>\n

Well, if that didn’t make your head spin, I don’t know what would.\u00a0 To summarize, basically, we have<\/p>\n

1). froga<\/strong>: a frog in a fiddle bow<\/p>\n

2). froga<\/strong>: a frog in a railway track switch junction<\/p>\n

3). froga<\/strong>, a decorative “frog fastener”‘ in fashion (sometimes referred to as just “frog<\/strong>,” to make our life more complicated)<\/p>\n

4). frog<\/strong>, the animal, aka losc\u00e1n<\/strong> or loscann<\/strong>, but these can also mean “tadpole”<\/p>\n

5) frog<\/strong>: a frog in a horse’s foot, for which “brad\u00e1n<\/strong>” or “boilg\u00edn frisc<\/strong>” can also be used<\/p>\n

6) frog:<\/strong> a frog on a plane for woodworking,<\/p>\n

Go figure!\u00a0 Or, to shamelessly reappropriate a perfectly innocent genitive singular masculine inflected form of a first-declension noun “Go froigi\u00far<\/strong>!”<\/p>\n

So that’s six usages of “frog” in English and in Irish, three uses of “froga”<\/strong> and three uses of “frog<\/strong>.”\u00a0 As I’ve said before, regarding Irish — never a dull moment!\u00a0 SGF — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iarbhlagmh\u00edreanna ar an \u00e1bhar seo<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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Naisc d’iarmh\u00edreanna faoi uirlis\u00ed ceoil sa bhlag seo<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Irish musical instrument series, 2018:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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4-part series (Alpchorn go Xileaf\u00f3n), 2015<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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