{"id":3505,"date":"2012-11-18T16:13:46","date_gmt":"2012-11-18T16:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=3505"},"modified":"2014-11-24T13:56:10","modified_gmt":"2014-11-24T13:56:10","slug":"comhaireamh-sios-la-an-altaithe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/comhaireamh-sios-la-an-altaithe\/","title":{"rendered":"Comhaireamh S\u00edos L\u00e1 an Altaithe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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b\u00e9ile L\u00e1 an Altaithe<\/p><\/div>\n

In previous Thanksgiving blogs, we’ve counted turcaithe<\/strong> and puimc\u00edn\u00ed<\/strong>. \u00a0This time, let’s count some favorite foods eaten on L\u00e1 an Altaithe i Meirice\u00e1<\/strong> and some of the accessories used to cook or serve them.\u00a0 True, a multitude of turkey basters and lacers in one place might sound rather, well, awesome, but it’s all in the name of counting practice, sorting out your lenitables from your eclipsables, right?<\/p>\n

But first let’s review the basic rules for counting things.\u00a0 Remember, for counting objects, we’ll be using the bunuimhreacha<\/strong> (cardinal numbers), not the maoluimhreacha<\/strong> (independent numbers).\u00a0 Sometimes both forms are the same, as in “c\u00faig<\/strong>” (which is both the bunuimhir<\/strong> and the maoluimhir<\/strong>).\u00a0 But these four numbers show the following differences:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nMaoluimhir<\/strong><\/td>\nBunuimhir<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nA haon (aon)<\/strong><\/td>\namh\u00e1in<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nA d\u00f3 (d\u00f3)<\/strong><\/td>\ndh\u00e1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nA ceathair<\/strong><\/td>\nceithre<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nA hocht (ocht)<\/strong><\/td>\nocht <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

For “one,” we use two completely different words (aon, amh\u00e1in<\/strong>), and “amh\u00e1in<\/strong>” comes after the noun (turca\u00ed amh\u00e1in<\/strong>).\u00a0 All the other numbers come before their noun (dh\u00e1 thurca\u00ed<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

For “two” and “four,” we use distinctly different but etymologically related words (d\u00f3, dh\u00e1; ceathair, ceithre<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

For “eight,” the only difference is in the prefixed “h,” which is used for the “maoluimhir<\/strong>” (“ocht mbus” <\/strong>but “Bus a hOcht”<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

The “maoluimhreacha<\/strong>” are used for telling time (a haon a chlog<\/strong>), giving a phone number (a d\u00f3, a haon, a d\u00f3<\/strong>), reading out lottery ticket numbers (a ceathair, a hocht, a c\u00faig d\u00e9ag, a s\u00e9 d\u00e9ag, fiche a tr\u00ed, daichead a d\u00f3<\/strong>), doing arithmetic (a haon agus a haon, sin a d\u00f3<\/strong>), or counting for the sake of counting, as in a countdown.\u00a0 In other words, the maoluimhreacha<\/strong> are used independently of actual nouns or objects being counted.\u00a0 The bunuimhreacha<\/strong> are used to count objects (one box, two boxes, etc.). \u00a0Here are the patterns:<\/p>\n

1:- either use no number at all or “amh\u00e1in<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

2 – 6: the number is followed by lenition (b changes to bh, c changes to ch, etc.) for all lenitable consonants (b, c, d, f, g, m, p, s, t)<\/p>\n

7-10: the number is followed by eclipsis (b changes to mb, c changes to gc, etc.) for all eclipsable consonants (b, c, d, f, g, p, t)<\/p>\n

So here’s our “turkey talk,” counting “s\u00edos<\/strong>” (in ord droim ar ais<\/strong>).\u00a0 Remember, the nouns stay singular but the adjectives modifying them (where present), are lenited and take the plural ending:<\/p>\n

deich m\u00f3n\u00f3g<\/strong> \u00a0(hardly enough for an “anlann<\/strong>,” but that would take us into the hundreds)<\/p>\n

naoi dtrinsi\u00far turca\u00ed<\/strong><\/p>\n

ocht bpr\u00e1ta mhilse<\/strong><\/p>\n

seacht mbealaitheoir turca\u00ed <\/strong><\/p>\n

s\u00e9 ardaitheoir turca\u00ed<\/strong> (NB: no lenition because this word starts with a “guta<\/strong>” and vowels cannot be lenited; if you’re wondering what a “turkey lifter” looks like, many look like a p\u00edce beag ceithre bheann<\/strong>, a small four-pronged pitchfork, sold in sets of two, but some are more of a tr\u00e1idire miotail le l\u00e1mha arda.\u00a0 \u00da\u00faps<\/strong> — I gave away the definition, so that’s one less for the gluais<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

c\u00faig chair\u00e9ad<\/strong> (now we’re into the lenition for the numbers 6 down to 2; 6 didn’t trigger lenition here as we just explained, because the noun following the number starts with a vowel)<\/p>\n

ceithre bhior trus\u00e1la turca\u00ed<\/strong><\/p>\n

tr\u00ed thurca\u00ed mh\u00f3ra bhlasta sh\u00famhara <\/strong><\/p>\n

dh\u00e1 phi\u00f3g \u00fall<\/strong><\/p>\n

agus, ag an deireadh, <\/strong><\/p>\n

piollaire frithaig\u00e9id amh\u00e1in (An gcreideann t\u00fa gur ith t\u00fa an rud go hioml\u00e1n!) <\/strong><\/p>\n

For definitions for some of the less commonly used words, see the “gluais<\/strong>,” which is “th\u00edos<\/strong>.”\u00a0\u00a0 I didn’t want to put them side by side so you can challenge your memories from previous blaganna L\u00e1 Altaithe<\/strong> or from other seasonal reading.<\/p>\n

And, of course, for practice saying the maoluimhreacha <\/strong>(independent numbers) out loud, please check out Transparent Language’s new video at\u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a-t5NzoxdfE<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Here are links to some previous blogs that demonstrate counting:<\/p>\n

(https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/irish-numbers-1-20-with-video\/<\/a> (shows the maoluimhreacha<\/strong>, with native speaker pronunciation)<\/p>\n

Ag Comhaireamh Turcaithe (Counting Turkeys, in Irish)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n