{"id":3278,"date":"2012-10-03T21:04:19","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T21:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=3278"},"modified":"2017-12-24T14:14:35","modified_gmt":"2017-12-24T14:14:35","slug":"beagainin-eile-faoi-na-seasuir-a-little-more-about-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/beagainin-eile-faoi-na-seasuir-a-little-more-about-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Beag\u00e1in\u00edn Eile faoi na S\u00e9as\u00fair (A Little More about Seasons)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Na Ceithre Sh\u00e9as\u00far<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Sula bhf\u00e1gfaidh muid an t-\u00e1bhar seo in\u00e1r ndiaidh, seo roinnt fr\u00e1sa\u00ed eile faoi na s\u00e9as\u00fair.\u00a0 Le bheith beacht, seo na focail (geimhreadh, earrach, samhradh, f\u00f3mhar) i bhfr\u00e1sa\u00ed r\u00e9amhfhoclacha.\u00a0 Sa ch\u00e9ad bhlag eile, is d\u00f3cha, cuirfidh muid na focail seo sa tuiseal ginideach, mar b\u00edonn claochclaithe ansin freisin.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

For this blog, by the way, I’ve inserted some mini-glossaries, closer to the specific words under discussion.\u00a0 You’ll see four of them.<\/p>\n

Gluais (1) don alt sin: \u00e1bhar<\/strong>, topic, subject; beacht<\/strong>, specific; claochcl\u00fa<\/strong>, mutation (here in the linguistic sense); f\u00e1gfaidh<\/strong> [FAWG-hee], will leave; in\u00e1r ndiaidh<\/strong> [in-awr NYEE-uh OR in-awr NYAY], after us; r\u00e9amhfhoclach<\/strong>, prepositional; roinnt<\/strong> [rintch], some; sula<\/strong>, before (used with verbs); tuiseal ginideach<\/strong>, genitive case<\/em><\/p>\n

Fr\u00e1sa\u00ed R\u00e9amhfhoclacha<\/strong> (Prepositional Phrases) le “sa” \/ “san”<\/strong> (in the)<\/p>\n

sa gheimhreadh<\/strong> [suh YEV-ruh], in the winter<\/p>\n

san earrach<\/strong> [sun AR-ukh], in the spring<\/p>\n

sa samhradh<\/strong> [suh SOW-ruh], in the summer<\/p>\n

san fh\u00f3mhar<\/strong> [sun OW-irzh], in the autumn\/fall<\/p>\n

And here are some dialect variations you may well encounter: sa ngeimhreadh<\/strong> (sung YEV-ruh], sa bhf\u00f3mhar<\/strong> [suh WOH-irzh], and sa tsamhradh<\/strong> [suh TOW-roo], the latter being fairly specific to Irish as spoken in the North (D\u00fan na nGall, B\u00e9al Feirste, srl.<\/strong>).\u00a0 And yes, that prefixed “t” is applied in Donegal Irish, even though “samhradh<\/strong>” is grammatically masculine.\u00a0 If you use that Donegal pronunciation, the sound for the end of the word will change slightly from “uh” to “oo.”<\/p>\n

So how exactly do we use “sa<\/strong>” and “san<\/strong>“?\u00a0 Why the two different forms (\u00b1 the “n”)?<\/p>\n

roimh chonsain agus roimh “fhl” n\u00f3 “fhr”<\/strong>: we use “sa<\/strong>,” as in “sa bhosca<\/strong>,” “sa Sp\u00e1inn<\/strong>,” “sa fhli\u00faiteog<\/strong>” [suh LyOOTCH-ohg], or “sa Fhrainc<\/strong>” [suh rank], (before consonants, including “fh” in a consonant cluster, like “fhr”)<\/p>\n

roimh ghuta\u00ed agus roimh “fh”<\/strong>: we use “san<\/strong>,” as in “san uisce<\/strong>,” “san Iod\u00e1il”<\/strong> [sun ID-aw-il], “san fhaopach<\/strong>” [sun EEP-ukh], “san fh\u00e1sach<\/strong>” [sun AWSS-ukh], or “san Fhionlainn<\/strong>“[sun IN-lin]” (before vowels and before “fh,” which is silent, creating an initial vowel sound for these words)<\/p>\n

Gluais (2) don m\u00e9id sin thuas: an Fhrainc<\/strong> [un rank], France; f\u00e1sach<\/strong>, desert, wilderness, empty place, overgrown place–take your pick, de r\u00e9ir comhth\u00e9acs<\/strong>, of course; san fhaopach<\/strong>, in dire straits.\u00a0 Also, NB maidir le<\/strong> “fli\u00faiteog<\/strong>” (piccolo), the phrase “sa fhli\u00faiteog<\/strong>” would imply that something was stuck inside the piccolo, or that somehow, something was in the piccolo, admittedly not all that likely a scenario. \u00a0But there aren’t really that many choices to demonstrate lenited “fl”–the others would include “sa fhlumaire<\/strong>” (in the flummery–actually … \u00a0I like that example), “sa fhloscmh\u00e9adar<\/strong>” (that would imply, I suppose, that some loose part is in the fluximeter), and “sa fhliuchbholg\u00e1n<\/strong>” (now there’s a nice mouthful of consain chi\u00faine<\/strong> [suh LyUKH-WOL-uh-gawn], meaning “in the wet bulb,” if discussing thermometer bulbs).\u00a0 There’s maybe a dozen or so more nouns that start with “fl,” but, altogether, not a lot.\u00a0 Anyone care to send in sampla eile<\/strong>?<\/em><\/p>\n

Getting back to the word “sa<\/strong>,” it can also be followed by eclipsis, instead of lenition: sa mbosca, sa bhfli\u00faiteog, srl.<\/strong>\u00a0 For the odd word “faopach<\/strong>,” though, I’ve almost always seen it lenited in this phrase (“san fhaopach<\/strong>“).\u00a0 So Ghoogl\u00e1il m\u00e9 \u00e9<\/strong>, and this is what I found:<\/p>\n

san fhaopach: 126 amas<\/strong>.\u00a0 Google didn’t try to suggest any alternatives for this search (cuardach i gcomhartha\u00ed athfhriotail<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

sa bhfaopach: 30 amas<\/strong>, when Google wasn’t trying to get me to read about either a spa or the SPA (School of Planning and Architecture) in Bhopal, India, for which it would have given me 25,300 hits (at first cull) in the “unquotation-marked” search.\u00a0 A bhu\u00ed le Dia go bhfuil comhartha\u00ed athfhriotail ann<\/strong>!\u00a0 Not that I knew offhand, prior to this jaunt down m\u00f3rbhealach an eolais<\/strong>, that SPA actually stood for “School of Planning and Architecture” — I just kept wonder as I searched why there were so many spas in Bhopal!<\/p>\n

And, actually, there wasn’t as great a difference between na hamais<\/strong> for “san fhaopach<\/strong>” and “sa bhfaopach<\/strong>” as I expected.\u00a0 Healthy, yes (126 vs. 30), but totally one-sided, no.<\/p>\n

I guess Google would be very good at “anagraim<\/strong>.”\u00a0 Gn\u00e1thGhaeilgeoir in \u00e9adan Google i gcom\u00f3rtas anagram<\/strong>?\u00a0 Smaoineamh suimi\u00fail!\u00a0 D\u00e9j\u00e0 vu de Garry Kasparov in \u00e9adan Ghorm Dorcha \u00e0 la 1996 n\u00f3 1997<\/strong>?\u00a0 Not that “spa Bhopal<\/strong>” is a very exact anagram of “sa bhfaopach<\/strong>,” since there are ceithre litir<\/strong> left over, but I guess that’s the way Google works.<\/p>\n

And finally, here’s a ceisti\u00fach\u00e1n beag<\/strong> to practice the seasonal phrases, using activities typical for each season.\u00a0 Of course, linnte sn\u00e1mha faoi dh\u00edon<\/strong> and tithe gloine<\/strong> could change the scenarios, but let’s go for the most basic, predictable answer.\u00a0 Freagra\u00ed th\u00edos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

1. T\u00e9im ag sn\u00e1mh.\u00a0 Cathain<\/strong>? ____________<\/p>\n

2. T\u00e9im ag sci\u00e1il.\u00a0 Cathain<\/strong>? ____________<\/p>\n

3. B\u00edonn daoine ag bualadh an arbhair.\u00a0 Anois d\u00e9antar sin le hinnill bhuailte.\u00a0 San am fad\u00f3 dh\u00e9anta\u00ed le s\u00faist\u00ed \u00e9.\u00a0 Cathain<\/strong>? ____________<\/p>\n

4. Tagann na bl\u00e1thanna i mbl\u00e1th<\/strong> (or, to say pretty much the same thing another way: “Bl\u00e1tha\u00edonn na bl\u00e1thanna<\/strong>,” or yet again, “Tagann bl\u00e1th ar na bl\u00e1thanna<\/strong>” — hmmm, d\u00f3igh ar bith lena r\u00e1 nach bhfuil chomh hathr\u00e1iteach<\/strong>?).\u00a0 P\u00e9 sc\u00e9al \u00e9, cathain<\/strong>? ____________<\/p>\n

Gluais (3) don m\u00e9id sin thuas<\/strong>: arbhar<\/strong>, corn, in the UK and Ireland “corn” means edible grain such as barley, oats, rye, wheat; athr\u00e1iteach, <\/strong>repetitive; bualadh<\/strong>, threshing, also “hitting” in general ; chomh<\/strong>, so, as; dorcha<\/strong>, dark, or, in this case, deep, as in Deep Blue; faoi dh\u00edon<\/strong>, indoor, lit. “under roof”; gorm<\/strong> [GOR-um], blue; sn\u00e1mh<\/strong>, swimming; s\u00faiste<\/strong>, a flail; teacht i mbl\u00e1th<\/strong>, coming into flower<\/em><\/p>\n

Cad \u00e9 an rud is fearr leat faoin s\u00e9as\u00far at\u00e1 ann anois (an f\u00f3mhar)?\u00a0 An aimsir?\u00a0 O\u00edche Shamhna?\u00a0 Dathanna an duilli\u00fair?\u00a0 L\u00e1 N\u00e1isi\u00fanta na gCantal\u00f3ir\u00ed (ar an 15\u00fa Deireadh F\u00f3mhair i Meirice\u00e1)?\u00a0 Titim an chearlam\u00e1in<\/strong>?\u00a0 Please write in, i nGaeilge m\u00e1s f\u00e9idir<\/strong>, and let us know.\u00a0 And, yeah, that latter will probably require a blog of its own, l\u00e1 den tsaol, ach l\u00e1 san fh\u00f3mhair, m\u00e1s f\u00e9idir<\/strong>!\u00a0 And so, no doubt, will L\u00e1 N\u00e1isi\u00fanta na gCantal\u00f3ir\u00ed, ach mar a d\u00fairt m\u00e9 go minic cheana, blag \u00e9igin eile.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Go dt\u00ed sin, SGF, R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gluais (4) don alt deireanach: aimsir<\/strong>, weather; cantal\u00f3ir<\/strong>, grouch, grumpy person; cearlam\u00e1n<\/strong>, droning beetle; cheana<\/strong>, previously, before; O\u00edche Shamhna<\/strong>, Halloween (just slipping in under the wire to be considered “Fall” or “Autumn,” since “Samhain<\/strong>” (November 1st), traditionally marked the beginning of the New Year and of Winter<\/em><\/p>\n

Freagra\u00ed do cheisteanna 1-4: 1) sa samhradh, 2) sa gheimhreadh 3) san fh\u00f3mhar, 4) san earrach\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Sula bhf\u00e1gfaidh muid an t-\u00e1bhar seo in\u00e1r ndiaidh, seo roinnt fr\u00e1sa\u00ed eile faoi na s\u00e9as\u00fair.\u00a0 Le bheith beacht, seo na focail (geimhreadh, earrach, samhradh, f\u00f3mhar) i bhfr\u00e1sa\u00ed r\u00e9amhfhoclacha.\u00a0 Sa ch\u00e9ad bhlag eile, is d\u00f3cha, cuirfidh muid na focail seo sa tuiseal ginideach, mar b\u00edonn claochclaithe ansin freisin.\u00a0 For this blog, by the way…<\/p>\n

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