{"id":3231,"date":"2012-09-21T19:00:06","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T19:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=3231"},"modified":"2014-04-30T16:47:35","modified_gmt":"2014-04-30T16:47:35","slug":"na-mionna-na-miosan-ny-meeghyn-in-irish-scottish-gaelic-and-manx-cuid-2-as-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/na-mionna-na-miosan-ny-meeghyn-in-irish-scottish-gaelic-and-manx-cuid-2-as-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Na M\u00edonna, Na M\u00ecosan, Ny Meeghyn (in Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx), Cuid 2 as 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

In this blog, we’ll look more closely at the meanings of the Manx Gaelic names for the months and see what their names mean in Irish.\u00a0 For those who want an B\u00e9arla<\/strong>, that will also be provided i gcairt eile (th\u00edos)<\/strong>.\u00a0 It’s suimi\u00fail<\/strong> to note how readily translatable the Manx names are into Irish, and if you say them out loud, they’ll sound a lot like Irish (or Scottish Gaelic).\u00a0 It’s just the spelling system that’s dramatically different.\u00a0 But that’s not really surprising, given that the Manx spelling system is not <\/em>an offshoot of traditional Gaelic spelling, which gives us pairs like Irish “fuinneog<\/strong>” and “t\u00e1<\/strong>” and Scottish “uinneag<\/em>” and “tha<\/em>.”\u00a0 The Manx spelling system, in contrast, was devised more or less singlehandedly and is credited to John Phillips (ca. 1555-1633), the Welsh-born Anglican Bishop of (the diocese of) Sodor and Man.\u00a0 His system was based primarily on the orthography of English, with some influence from Welsh as well.<\/p>\n

As for “Sodor,” if it sounds children’s-book familiar, the name was used for the island setting of the Thomas the Tank Engine series by their author, the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awbrey (1911-1997).\u00a0 It was a fictitious island, so Reverend Awbrey was free to develop the location as he wished.\u00a0 But he took the name from the Old Norse “Su\u00f0reyjar,” (<\/em>Southern Islands), which got anglicized first as the “Sudreys” and later as “Sodor.”\u00a0 This was part of the “Kingdom of Mann and the Isles,” including the Outer Hebrides, governed in medieval times by Norway. The designation “Sodor and Man” is still in use and Robert Mar Erskine Paterson, MLC, currently holds the title of Bishop of Sodor and Man.<\/p>\n

And back to the nitty-gritty.\u00a0 As you’ll see, in most cases, the Manx word isn’t the same concept as the Irish.\u00a0 But anyone moderately fluent in Irish will recognize the logic of the names (“Jerrey Geuree<\/em>” means “Deireadh Geimhridh<\/strong>,” i.e. “end of winter,” etc.). \u00a0\u00a0I’ve given a pronunciation guide for the Irish translations as well – this is where you can really see the similarities between Irish and Manx sounds.\u00a0 \u00a0If you read the Gaelg<\/em> column and the Fuaimni\u00fa<\/strong> (pronunciation) column out loud, you’ll see what I mean.<\/p>\n

As before, the second Gaelg<\/em> column presents some alternate names for the months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Gaeilge <\/strong><\/td>\nGaelg<\/em><\/td>\nAistri\u00fach\u00e1n (go Gaeilge)<\/strong><\/td>\nFuaimni\u00fa <\/strong>(Gaeilge)<\/strong><\/td>\nGaelg <\/em>(alt.)<\/td>\nAistri\u00fach\u00e1n\u00a0<\/strong>(go Gaeilge)<\/strong><\/td>\nFuaimni\u00fa (Gaeilge)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ean\u00e1ir<\/strong><\/td>\nJerrey Geuree <\/em><\/td>\ndeireadh geimhridh<\/strong><\/td>\nDJERzh-uh Giv-ree<\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Feabhra<\/strong><\/td>\nToshiaght Arree<\/em><\/td>\ntosach earraigh<\/strong><\/td>\nTUSS-ukh \u00a0 AR-ee<\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00e1rta<\/strong><\/td>\nY Mart OR Mayrnt<\/em><\/td>\n(an) m\u00e1rta<\/strong><\/td>\nUn MAWR-tuh<\/td>\nMean Arree<\/em><\/td>\nme\u00e1n <\/strong>earraigh<\/strong><\/td>\nmyawn AR-ee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aibre\u00e1n<\/strong><\/td>\nAveril<\/em><\/td>\nAibre\u00e1n<\/strong><\/td>\nAB-rzhawn<\/td>\nJerrey Arree<\/em><\/td>\ndeireadh earraigh<\/strong><\/td>\nDJERzh-uh AR-ee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bealtaine<\/strong><\/td>\nY Voaldyn<\/em><\/td>\nan Bhealtaine<\/strong><\/td>\nUn VAL-tin-yuh<\/td>\nToshiaght Souree<\/em><\/td>\ntosach samhraidh<\/strong><\/td>\nTUSS-ukh SOW-ree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meitheamh<\/strong><\/td>\nMean <\/em>Souree<\/em><\/td>\nme\u00e1n samhraidh<\/strong><\/td>\nMyawn SOW-ree<\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n—<\/strong><\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I\u00fail<\/strong><\/td>\nJerrey <\/em>Souree<\/em><\/td>\ndeireadh samhraidh<\/strong><\/td>\nDJERzh-uh SOW-ree<\/td>\nMee Vuigh<\/em><\/td>\nm\u00ed bhu\u00ed<\/strong><\/td>\nMee vee (OR wee)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
L\u00fanasa<\/strong><\/td>\nLuanistyn<\/em><\/td>\nL\u00fanasa<\/strong><\/td>\nLOO-nuh-suh<\/td>\nToshiaght Fouyir<\/em><\/td>\ntosach f\u00f3mhair<\/strong><\/td>\nTUSS-ukh FOH-irzh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Me\u00e1n <\/strong>F\u00f3mhair<\/strong><\/td>\nMean Fouyir<\/em><\/td>\nme\u00e1n f\u00f3mhair<\/strong><\/td>\nMyawn FOH-irzh<\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n—<\/strong><\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deireadh F\u00f3mhair<\/strong><\/td>\nJerrey Fouyir<\/em><\/td>\ndeireadh f\u00f3mhair<\/strong><\/td>\nDJERzh-uh\u00a0FOH-irzh<\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n—<\/strong><\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00ed na\u00a0<\/strong>Samh-na<\/strong><\/td>\nMee Houney<\/em><\/td>\nm\u00ed Shamhna [sic]<\/strong><\/td>\nMee\u00a0HOW-nuh<\/td>\nToshiaght Gheuree<\/em><\/td>\ntosach geimh-ridh<\/strong><\/td>\nTUSS-ukh YEV-ree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M\u00ed na\u00a0<\/strong>Nollag<\/strong><\/td>\nMee ny\u00a0<\/em>Nollick<\/em><\/td>\nm\u00ed na Nollag<\/strong><\/td>\nMee nuh NOL-uk<\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

So what do these Manx phrases mean?\u00a0 Many of them follow a pattern of “beginning of (season),” “middle of (season),” and “end of (season).\u00a0 The translation to Irish is given above, but here’s the English:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Gaelg<\/em><\/td>\nAistri\u00fach\u00e1n<\/strong><\/td>\nB\u00e9arla<\/strong><\/td>\nGaelg <\/em>(alt.)<\/td>\nAistri\u00fach\u00e1n<\/strong><\/td>\nB\u00e9arla<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jerrey Geuree <\/em><\/td>\ndeireadh geimhridh<\/strong><\/td>\nend of winter<\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Toshiaght Arree<\/em><\/td>\ntosach earraigh<\/strong><\/td>\nbeginning of spring<\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Y Mart OR Mayrnt<\/em><\/td>\n(an) M\u00e1rta<\/strong><\/td>\nMarch<\/td>\nMean Arree<\/em><\/td>\nme\u00e1n\u00a0<\/strong>earraigh<\/strong><\/td>\nmiddle of spring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Averil<\/em><\/td>\nAibre\u00e1n<\/strong><\/td>\nApril<\/td>\nJerrey Arree<\/em><\/td>\ndeireadh earraigh<\/strong><\/td>\nend of spring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Y Voaldyn<\/em><\/td>\nan Bhealtaine<\/strong><\/td>\nMay<\/td>\nToshiaght Souree<\/em><\/td>\ntosach samhraidh<\/strong><\/td>\nbeginning of summer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mean\u00a0<\/em>Souree<\/em><\/td>\nme\u00e1n samhraidh<\/strong><\/td>\nmiddle of summer<\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n—<\/strong><\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jerrey\u00a0<\/em>Souree<\/em><\/td>\ndeireadh samhraidh<\/strong><\/td>\nend of summer<\/td>\nMee Vuigh<\/em><\/td>\nm\u00ed bhu\u00ed<\/strong><\/td>\nyellow month<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luanistyn<\/em><\/td>\nL\u00fanasa<\/strong><\/td>\nAugust<\/td>\nToshiaght Fouyir<\/em><\/td>\ntosach\u00a0<\/strong>f\u00f3mhair<\/strong><\/td>\nbeginning of harvest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mean Fouyir<\/em><\/td>\nme\u00e1n f\u00f3mhair<\/strong><\/td>\nmiddle of harvest<\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n—<\/strong><\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jerrey Fouyir<\/em><\/td>\ndeireadh f\u00f3mhair<\/strong><\/td>\nend of harvest<\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n—<\/strong><\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mee Houney<\/em><\/td>\nm\u00ed Shamhna [sic]<\/strong><\/td>\nmonth of Samhain<\/td>\nToshiaght Gheuree<\/em><\/td>\ntosach geimhridh<\/strong><\/td>\nbeginning of winter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mee ny\u00a0<\/em>Nollick<\/em><\/td>\nm\u00ed na Nollag<\/strong><\/td>\nmonth of Christmas<\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n—<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Just as a reminder, the Irish given in the “aistri\u00fach\u00e1n<\/strong>” (translation) column isn’t the actual month name in Irish, it’s just a translation of what the Manx words mean.<\/p>\n

Next blog, maybe we’ll look at the Scottish Gaelic terms and their literal meanings.\u00a0 SGF, R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) In this blog, we’ll look more closely at the meanings of the Manx Gaelic names for the months and see what their names mean in Irish.\u00a0 For those who want an B\u00e9arla, that will also be provided i gcairt eile (th\u00edos).\u00a0 It’s suimi\u00fail to note how readily translatable the Manx names are into…<\/p>\n

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