{"id":10626,"date":"2018-07-08T00:36:08","date_gmt":"2018-07-08T00:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=10626"},"modified":"2018-07-12T13:19:15","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T13:19:15","slug":"irish-words-for-potato-prata-fata-preata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/irish-words-for-potato-prata-fata-preata\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Words for ‘Potato’: Pr\u00e1ta, Fata, Pr\u00e9ata"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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By Scott Bauer (United States Department of Agriculture (link)) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons; https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:PreparedPotatoes.jpg<\/a><\/p><\/div>You may have heard the tune, “The Garden Where The Praties Grow”.\u00a0 Ever wonder why it’s not, “The Garden Where The Spuds Grow,” since “spuds” is another\u00a0 popular nickname for potatoes in Ireland?<\/p>\n

We may not have the answer to the “spuds” aspect of the question, but we can at least discuss the term “praties” and its precedents in Irish.\u00a0 A few pronunciation tips are also given.\u00a0 Three typical words for “potato” in Irish are:<\/p>\n

pr\u00e1ta<\/strong> (standard, i.e An Caighde\u00e1n Oifigi\u00fai<\/strong>l, and Munster-dialect Irish, e.g. Cork, Kerry, etc.)<\/p>\n

fata<\/strong> (Connacht Irish, e.g. Gaeilge Chonamara<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

pr\u00e9at<\/strong>a (Donegal Irish, although I have heard “pr\u00e1ta<\/strong>” there also)<\/p>\n

In this blogpost, we’ll look at using these three words in sentences and phrases such as “I like potatoes” or “the taste of the potatoes.”\u00a0 Each of the three forms mentioned above has several different spellings and pronunciations, depending on exactly how it’s being used.<\/p>\n

pr\u00e1ta<\/strong>, potato<\/p>\n

an pr\u00e1ta<\/strong>, the potato<\/p>\n

an phr\u00e1ta<\/strong>, of the potato, blas an phr\u00e1ta<\/strong>, the taste of the potato<\/p>\n

pr\u00e1ta\u00ed<\/strong>, potatoes, Is maith liom pr\u00e1ta\u00ed,<\/strong> I like potatoes, lit. “Potatoes are good with me)<\/p>\n

na pr\u00e1ta\u00ed<\/strong>, the potatoes<\/p>\n

na bpr\u00e1ta\u00ed<\/strong>, of the potatoes, blas na bpr\u00e1ta\u00ed<\/strong>, the taste of the potatoes<\/p>\n

So those are the forms most learners will learn.<\/p>\n

But if you’re in Conamara, you might want to try these:<\/p>\n

an fata<\/strong>, the potato<\/p>\n

an fhata<\/strong>, of the potato (remember, the “fh” is silent)<\/p>\n

fata\u00ed<\/strong>, potatoes; Is maith le muintir Chonnachta fata\u00ed, <\/strong>Connacht people like potatoes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

na\u00a0 fata\u00ed<\/strong>, the potatoes<\/p>\n

na bhfata\u00ed,<\/strong> of the potatoes (remember, the “bhf” is pronounced “w” here)<\/p>\n

Up north (Gaeilge Uladh<\/strong>, i.e. Ulster Irish), you could use the following:<\/p>\n

an pr\u00e9ata<\/strong>, the potato<\/p>\n

an phr\u00e9ata<\/strong>, of the potato (remember, the “ph” is pronounced “f”)<\/p>\n

pr\u00e9ata\u00ed<\/strong>, potatoes; Is maith le muintir Uladh<\/strong>\u00a0pr\u00e9ata\u00ed, <\/strong>Ulster people like potatoes.<\/p>\n

na pr\u00e9ata\u00ed<\/strong>, the potatoes<\/p>\n

na bpr\u00e9ata\u00ed<\/strong>, of the potatoes<\/p>\n

So that’s three sets of choices.\u00a0 Take your pick!<\/p>\n

As for the tune, “The Garden Where The Praties Grow,” the pronunciation is obviously closest to the Ulster version of the words for potatoes.\u00a0 Offhand, though, I don’t know if this tune has a known geographic origin.\u00a0 If any, reader here does know, it would be great if you could write in and let us know. Scr\u00edobh isteach, m\u00e1s mian leat m\u00e1 t\u00e1 eolas ar bith agat faoi sin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As for any food topic, we could close with, “B\u00edodh goile agat<\/strong>” (Have an appetite, lit. Let there be appetite, or “a stomach,” at you) or simply, “Bain sult as do bh\u00e9ile<\/strong>” (Enjoy your meal, lit. “Strike enjoyment out of your meal”).\u00a0 Sl\u00e1n go f\u00f3ill – R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

PS: “The usual word for “stomach” in Irish is “bolg<\/strong>,” but “goile<\/strong>” is sometimes used, especially it seems in more clinically medical situations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) You may have heard the tune, “The Garden Where The Praties Grow”.\u00a0 Ever wonder why it’s not, “The Garden Where The Spuds Grow,” since “spuds” is another\u00a0 popular nickname for potatoes in Ireland? We may not have the answer to the “spuds” aspect of the question, but we can at least discuss the…<\/p>\n

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