{"id":10973,"date":"2019-01-31T09:21:24","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T09:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=10973"},"modified":"2019-03-07T14:05:35","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T14:05:35","slug":"where-the-fianna-and-the-antaloip-play-irish-words-for-some-quadrupeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/where-the-fianna-and-the-antaloip-play-irish-words-for-some-quadrupeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Where the ‘fianna’ and the ‘antal\u00f3ip’ play? Irish words for some quadrupeds!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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nasc:<\/strong> https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Pronghorn_Nebraska_1.jp<\/strong>g;\u00a0teideal<\/strong>: Head of an adult male [2006];\u00a0\u00fadar:<\/strong> MONGO [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons [Public Domain, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=2662703]; t\u00e9acs Gaeilge le R\u00f3isl\u00edn, 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/div>Remember the Irish for “unicorn” and “rhinoceros” from the last blog?\u00a0 If not, freagra\u00ed th\u00edos<\/strong>.\u00a0 Last time we also included the Irish word “biorbheannach<\/strong>,” which refers to another horned quadruped (ceathairchosach<\/strong>).\u00a0 Remember what that one was?\u00a0 If not, freagra<\/strong> also th\u00edos<\/strong> and a picture of it is thuas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Having looked at those animals, I thought it would be useful to check out a few more, like the “deer” and the “antelope.”<\/p>\n

Here are the Irish words for “deer” and “antelope,” and below, a quick review of aonbheannach, sr\u00f3nbheannach<\/strong>, and biorbheannach<\/strong> from last time.<\/p>\n

fia<\/strong>, a deer<\/p>\n

an fia, the deer (singular — which we should specify since “deer” doesn’t have a plural in English)<\/p>\n

an fhia, of the deer (singular), dath an fhia (the color of the deer)<\/p>\n

na fianna, the deer (plural)<\/p>\n

na bhfianna, of the deer (plural); gn\u00e1th\u00f3ga na bhfianna (the habitats of the deer)<\/p>\n

“Fia beannach<\/strong>,” by the way, means “antlered deer” or “stag,” which we can add to our “beannach\/-bheannach<\/strong>” words from last time.<\/p>\n

“Fia<\/strong>” shows up in the Irish version of “Don\u2019t\u00a0count\u00a0your\u00a0chickens\u00a0before\u00a0they\u00a0hatch” (the proverb): N\u00e1\u00a0maraigh\u00a0an\u00a0fia\u00a0go\u00a0bhfeice\u00a0t\u00fa\u00a0\u00e9<\/strong> (lit. Don’t kill the deer until you see it).<\/p>\n

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And then there’s the antelope.<\/p>\n

antal\u00f3p<\/strong>, antelope<\/p>\n

an t-antal\u00f3p, the antelope (singular, since it’s another “zero-plural” noun, like deer and sometimes fish)<\/p>\n

an antal\u00f3ip, of the antelope; beanna an antal\u00f3ip, the antlers of the antelope<\/p>\n

na hantal\u00f3ip, the antelope (plural)<\/p>\n

na n-antal\u00f3p, of the antelope (plural). gn\u00e1th\u00f3ga na n-antal\u00f3p (the habitats of the antelope)<\/p>\n

And here are a few more quadrupeds (ceathairchosaigh<\/strong>) that might have occurred to you, some domestic, some wild.\u00a0 From here on, we’ll just give the primary singular and plural forms, not all four.<\/p>\n

an gabhar<\/strong>, the goat; na gabhair, the goats<\/p>\n

an t-antal\u00f3p ceithre-adharcach<\/strong>, the four-horned antelope, na hantal\u00f3ip cheithre-adharcacha (note all the little changes for the plural: inserted h’s, inserted i, and suffixed a).<\/p>\n

an ghasail chaoladharcach<\/strong>, the slender-horned gazelle, plural: na gasail\u00ed caoladharcacha<\/p>\n

an chaora adharcach<\/strong>, the horned sheep, plural: na caoirigh adharcacha<\/p>\n

As to why some horned animals are called “beannach<\/strong>,” like the aonbheannach, sr\u00f3nbheannach<\/strong>, and biorbheannac<\/strong>h, and others are called “adharcach<\/strong>,” like the antal\u00f3p ceithre-adharcach<\/strong>, the gasail chaoladharcac<\/strong>h, and the caora adharcach<\/strong>, I really don’t know.\u00a0 Bar\u00fail ar bith ag duine ar bith amuigh ansin<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

As for the continents mentioned in the graphic above, you’ve probably figured them out by now, but just in case:<\/p>\n

Meirice\u00e1 Thuaidh<\/strong>, North America, possessive: Mheirice\u00e1 Thuaidh<\/strong> (muintir Mheirice\u00e1 Thuaidh<\/strong>, the residents of North America).\u00a0 For pronunciation, remember the “t” of “thuaidh<\/strong>” is silent, and the “-aidh” part is all vowel sound, so we say “HOO-ee.”<\/p>\n

Meirice\u00e1 Theas<\/strong>, South America, possessive: Mheirice\u00e1 Theas<\/strong> (muintir Mheirice\u00e1 Theas<\/strong>, the residents of South America).\u00a0 For pronunciation, remember the “t” of “theas<\/strong>” is silent, so the word sounds like “hass” as in “hassle”<\/p>\n

An Eoraip<\/strong>, Europe (lit. The Europe), possessive: na hEorpa (muintir na hEorpa<\/strong>, the residents of Europe).<\/p>\n

Bhuel, sin roinnt focal suimi\u00fail — t\u00e1 s\u00fail agam go s\u00edleann tusa go bhfuil siad suimi\u00fail freisin.\u00a0 SGF – R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Freagra\u00ed: aonbheannach<\/strong>, unicorn; sr\u00f3nbheannach<\/strong>, rhinoceros; biorbheannach<\/strong>, pronghorn (a bhfuil a ghn\u00e1th\u00f3g i Meirice\u00e1 Thuaidh<\/strong>\/whose habitat is in North America)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Remember the Irish for “unicorn” and “rhinoceros” from the last blog?\u00a0 If not, freagra\u00ed th\u00edos.\u00a0 Last time we also included the Irish word “biorbheannach,” which refers to another horned quadruped (ceathairchosach).\u00a0 Remember what that one was?\u00a0 If not, freagra also th\u00edos and a picture of it is thuas. Having looked at those animals…<\/p>\n

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