{"id":19,"date":"2009-04-12T07:20:30","date_gmt":"2009-04-12T11:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=19"},"modified":"2018-03-14T00:05:41","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T00:05:41","slug":"an-chaisc-easter-is-a-cognate-of-pascha-and-pesach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/an-chaisc-easter-is-a-cognate-of-pascha-and-pesach\/","title":{"rendered":"An Ch\u00e1isc (Easter) is a Cognate of … Pascha and Pesach"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Cise\u00e1n C\u00e1sca (aka ‘Basged Basg’ aka ‘Panier de P\u00e2ques” aka ‘Corbis Paschae’)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

It may seem straightforward enough that Pascha<\/em> (Latin for Easter) and Pesach<\/em> (Passover) are linguistically related to each other.\u00a0 Several of the other Celtic words for Easter are also clearly connected, Y Pasg<\/em> (Welsh), Pask<\/em> (Cornish, Breton), as are the English adjective, Paschal, and the Romance words, P\u00e2ques, Pascua<\/em>, and Pasqu<\/em>a.\u00a0 Their connection to \u201cAn Ch\u00e1isc<\/strong>\u201d may seem like a stretch, though!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The modern Celtic languages are divided into two categories, however, and understanding the split makes the connection between Pascha<\/em> and An Ch\u00e1isc<\/strong> more transparent.\u00a0 Welsh, Breton, and Cornish belong to the P-Celtic category.\u00a0 With that category, many words will be related, if not identical, with a consistent \u201cp\u201d or \u201cb\u201d sound.\u00a0 Two representative examples are \u201cmab<\/em>\u201d for \u201cson\u201d in all three P-Celtic languages, and the word for \u201chead,\u201d in Welsh \u201cpen<\/em>,\u201d and in Breton and Cornish, \u201cpenn<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx belong to the Q-Celtic category.\u00a0 These languages typically have a \u201ck\u201d sound where the P-Celtic languages have a \u201cp\u201d or \u201cb\u201d sound.\u00a0 For example, the word for \u201cson\u201d in all the Q-Celtic languages is \u201cmac<\/strong>\u201d and \u201chead\u201d is \u201cceann<\/strong>\u201d in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, \u201ckione<\/em>\u201d in Manx.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Knowing that Irish is a Q-Celtic language and that most early Irish terminology connected to Christianity is derived from Latin, we can almost predict that the Irish for \u201cPascha<\/em>\u201d will begin with a \u201ck\u201d sound, not \u201cp\u201d or \u201cb.\u201d\u00a0 Hence, C\u00e1isc<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

From \u201cC\u00e1isc<\/strong>\u201d to \u201cAn Ch\u00e1isc<\/strong>\u201d is a fairly standard change in Irish.\u00a0 \u201cC\u00e1isc<\/strong>\u201d is a feminine noun, and the initial letter (here \u201cC\u201d) of feminine singular nouns is often changed after the definite article \u201can<\/strong>\u201d (the).\u00a0 The letter \u201ch\u201d is inserted and the pronunciation changes.\u00a0 The \u201cch\u201d of \u201cCh\u00e1isc<\/strong>\u201d is pronounced like the \u201cch\u201d of German \u201cBuch<\/em>\u201d or Scottish \u201cLoch<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Why the definite article?\u00a0 It\u2019s tradition!\u00a0 In Irish, one also says, \u201cAn Nollaig<\/strong>\u201d (\u201cThe\u201d Christmas) and \u201cAn Inid<\/strong>\u201d (\u201cThe\u201d Shrovetide).\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Scottish Gaelic and Manx terms (C\u00e0isg, Caisht<\/em>) behave very similarly, becoming <\/span>A’ Ch\u00e0isg<\/em> and Y Chaisht<\/em><\/span>.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One last change will enable us to wish each other Easter greetings.\u00a0 To say \u201cof Easter,\u201d we go back to the original initial \u201cC\u201d but we change the ending:\u00a0 Beannachta\u00ed na C\u00e1sca ort<\/strong> (the blessings of Easter on you).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

On a more lighthearted note, we can also talk about \u201cCoin\u00edn na C\u00e1sca<\/strong>\u201d (Easter Rabbit, the \u201cRabbit of Easter\u201d) and \u201cUibheacha C\u00e1sca daite<\/strong>\u201d (dyed Easter Eggs).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bhur mblag\u00e1la\u00ed — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) It may seem straightforward enough that Pascha (Latin for Easter) and Pesach (Passover) are linguistically related to each other.\u00a0 Several of the other Celtic words for Easter are also clearly connected, Y Pasg (Welsh), Pask (Cornish, Breton), as are the English adjective, Paschal, and the Romance words, P\u00e2ques, Pascua, and Pasqua.\u00a0 Their connection…<\/p>\n

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