{"id":3199,"date":"2012-09-12T18:54:04","date_gmt":"2012-09-12T18:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=3199"},"modified":"2012-09-24T19:15:28","modified_gmt":"2012-09-24T19:15:28","slug":"ainmhithe-eile-on-iolra-go-dti-an-tuatha-from-plural-to-singular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/ainmhithe-eile-on-iolra-go-dti-an-tuatha-from-plural-to-singular\/","title":{"rendered":"Ainmhithe Eile (\u00f3n Iolra go dt\u00ed an tUatha, from Plural to Singular)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

In the last blog, we created a chart with the names of various types of ceathairchosaigh chr\u00fabacha<\/strong> (ungulate quadrupeds), going from the plural form to the singular form.\u00a0 Why an t-iolra go dt\u00ed an t-uatha<\/strong>?\u00a0 Just for a change of pace, is d\u00f3cha<\/strong>.\u00a0 So often we see an fhoirm uatha<\/strong> first, and then learn an fhoirm iolra<\/strong>.\u00a0 Irish has lots of plural endings (-(e)anna, -(e)acha, -ta, -te, -\u00ed, -(a)ithe, -(a)igh<\/strong>, for starters, and then there are plurals created by inserting a letter, usually, “i,” inside the word, as in “cup\u00e1in<\/strong>“), so I thought this would be a good way to think of the topic in reverse.<\/p>\n

So here’s the chart, foirmeacha iolra<\/strong> first, with the foirmeacha uatha, na foirmeacha uatha leis an alt<\/strong> (“the”), agus an B\u00e9arla le l\u00edonadh isteach<\/strong>.\u00a0 This is a miscellaneous assortment of animals, some ungulate, some not, some easily recognizable from English or from teangacha eile<\/strong>, some not.\u00a0 Mar a rinne m\u00e9 cheana<\/strong>, I’ve done the first row, just for good measure.\u00a0 Freagra\u00ed th\u00edos, mar is gn\u00e1ch.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nIolra<\/em> (plural)<\/td>\nUatha <\/strong>(singular)<\/strong><\/td>\nLeis an alt<\/strong><\/td>\nB\u00e9arla<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\ncait<\/strong><\/td>\ncat<\/strong><\/td>\nan cat<\/strong><\/td>\ncat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nlachain<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nsionnaigh<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nglutain<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\ngr\u00e1inneoga<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nmiondobhareacha<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nc\u00fanna<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\ns\u00edor\u00e1if<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\ncapab\u00e1ra\u00ed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nmadra\u00ed<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Bain sult as!\u00a0 SGF, R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Freagra\u00ed (ag tos\u00fa le huimhir a d\u00f3 mar t\u00e1 uimhir a haon d\u00e9anta): <\/strong><\/p>\n

2. lacha <\/strong>[LAHKH-uh], an lacha<\/strong>, duck.\u00a0 “Lachain<\/strong>” is one of the more irregular plurals going in Irish, given its use of “-in” with “lacha<\/strong>,” a 5th-declension noun ending in “-a.”<\/p>\n

3. sionnach <\/strong>[SHUN-ukh], an sionnach<\/strong>, fox (aka “madra rua<\/strong>,” pl: “madra\u00ed rua<\/strong>“)<\/p>\n

4. glutan, an glutan<\/strong>, wolverine.\u00a0 Another situation where the Irish is closely tied into the Romance languages, but not to English.\u00a0 This animal is also known as “glouton<\/em>” (Fraincis<\/strong>), “glot\u00f3n<\/em>” (Sp\u00e1innis<\/strong>), and “ghiottone<\/em>” (Iod\u00e1ilis<\/strong>), just to name a few.\u00a0 And yes, it does mean “glutton.”\u00a0 There are various Irish words for a person who is a “glutton,” including “glutaire<\/strong>,” which shares a common root from Latin, but the more typical words for the person are “craosaire<\/strong>,” “ampl\u00f3ir<\/strong>,” and “sutha<\/strong>.” \u00a0For “glutain<\/strong>,” by the way, the “-in” plural ending is perfectly typical, since this is a 1st-declension noun (like “\u00e9adain<\/strong>,” foreheads, should you ever need to talk about more than one, or “s\u00e1spain<\/strong>,” saucepans).<\/p>\n

5. gr\u00e1inneog, an ghr\u00e1inneog<\/strong>, hedgehog<\/p>\n

6. miondobhareach <\/strong>[MIN-DOHR-akh], an miondobhareach<\/strong>, pygmy hippopotamus.\u00a0 Literally, this means a mini-water-horse.<\/p>\n

7. c\u00fa, an c\u00fa<\/strong> , hound.\u00a0 This word is sometimes considered grammatically feminine, which would give us “c\u00fa, an ch\u00fa<\/strong> [un khoo].”<\/p>\n

8. sior\u00e1f <\/strong>[SHIR-awf], an sior\u00e1f<\/strong>, giraffe.\u00a0 D\u00e1la an sc\u00e9il, seo an t-athchogantach is m\u00f3 ar domhan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

9. capab\u00e1ra, an capab\u00e1ra<\/strong>, capybara (an creimire is m\u00f3 ar domhan<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

10. madra<\/strong> OR madadh <\/strong>[MAHD-oo], an madra<\/strong> OR an madadh<\/strong>, dog<\/p>\n

Gluais: athchogantach, <\/strong>ruminant, lit. “re-chewer;” creimire<\/strong>, rodent; d\u00e1la an sc\u00e9il<\/strong>, by the way; dobhar<\/strong>, water (less commonly used than “uisce<\/strong>,” since “dobhar<\/strong>” also means a “flood” or “torrent”); each<\/strong> [akh], horse, steed; iolra<\/strong>, plural;\u00a0rua<\/strong>, red-haired or “red-furred;”\u00a0uatha<\/strong>, singular<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) In the last blog, we created a chart with the names of various types of ceathairchosaigh chr\u00fabacha (ungulate quadrupeds), going from the plural form to the singular form.\u00a0 Why an t-iolra go dt\u00ed an t-uatha?\u00a0 Just for a change of pace, is d\u00f3cha.\u00a0 So often we see an fhoirm uatha first, and then…<\/p>\n

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