{"id":3626,"date":"2012-12-31T03:42:37","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T03:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=3626"},"modified":"2019-01-06T22:49:33","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T22:49:33","slug":"dea-ruin-na-hathbhliana-2013-new-years-resolutions-for-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/dea-ruin-na-hathbhliana-2013-new-years-resolutions-for-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Dea-R\u00fain na hAthbhliana 2013 (New Year’s Resolutions for 2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Is \u00e9 an t-am sin den bhliain \u00e9 ar\u00eds<\/strong>!\u00a0 It’s that time of year again!\u00a0\u00a0 D\u00e9anamh dea-r\u00fan agus briseadh na ndea-r\u00fan<\/strong>.\u00a0 Making resolutions and breaking the resolutions.<\/p>\n

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An leatsa na cosa seo?<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Let’s first look at the Irish word for “resolution” itself and then we’ll look at a few popular New Year’s resolutions.<\/p>\n

The Irish for “resolution” in the New Year’s sense is “dea-r\u00fan<\/strong>,” which can also mean “good intention.”\u00a0 “Dea-r\u00fan<\/strong>” is a compound word, consisting of “dea<\/strong>-” (good, as in dea-ghu\u00ed<\/strong>) and r\u00fan<\/strong>,” which has a whole slew (slua<\/strong>!) of meanings on its own:<\/p>\n

mystery, as in “r\u00fan diaga<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

secret, as in “faoi r\u00fan<\/strong>” or the TV show Ros na R\u00fan<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

purpose, as in “r\u00fan daingean<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

plan (evil), as in “r\u00fan ceilge<\/strong>,” and<\/p>\n

loved one, as in “A r\u00fan mo chro\u00ed<\/strong>” or the song, “Eibhl\u00edn a R\u00fan<\/strong>,” aka “Eileen Aroon”.<\/p>\n

So, while “dea-r\u00fan<\/strong>” does mean “resolution” of the New Year’s making-and-breaking kind, it doesn’t mean “resolution” in general.\u00a0 “Dea-r\u00fan<\/strong>” specifically means a “good<\/em> resolution” or a “good intention.”\u00a0 For “resolution” in the political or administrative sense, the word would just be “r\u00fan<\/strong>,” as in “Chuir siad r\u00fan os comhair an chruinnithe<\/strong>” (They put a resolution to the meeting).\u00a0 \u00a0But in my experience, we encounter “r\u00fan<\/strong>” meaning “secret” or “mystery” much more often than we see it meaning “resolution.”\u00a0 It’s even the basis of “r\u00fana\u00ed<\/strong>” (a secretary), since in both Irish and English, the core concept of a “secretary” is someone who keeps your secrets (r\u00fain<\/strong>) for you.<\/p>\n

“R\u00fain<\/strong>” is the plural form, so “dea-r\u00fain<\/strong>” means “good resolutions.”\u00a0 But in a phrase like “briseadh na ndea-r\u00fan<\/strong>,” we go back to “r\u00fan<\/strong>” without the inserted “-i-” because we’re saying “the breaking of<\/em> the good resolutions.”\u00a0 Or in more technical jargon, because it’s in the genitive plural.<\/p>\n

“Dea<\/strong>-” is used as a prefix in some other useful words also: dea-aigne<\/strong> (goodwill), dea-bhlas<\/strong> (good taste), dea-chl\u00fa<\/strong> (good reputation), dea-n\u00f3s<\/strong> (good custom), and dea-sc\u00e9al<\/strong> (good news).\u00a0 The hyphen is always used after the prefix “dea<\/strong>-.”<\/p>\n

How about combining this with the phrase “New Year” or “New Year’s”?\u00a0 Well, that gives a variety of interesting possibilities, including a good workout of the “tuiseal ginideach<\/strong>” (genitive case).\u00a0 Of the samples below, the first one is the most popular that I’ve found online, but I have to acknowledge that the sample is small since I only found about 100 references, total, to New Year’s resolutions in Irish, using some form of “dea-r\u00fan<\/strong>” or “dea-r\u00fain<\/strong>.”\u00a0 The\u00a0 English phrase, “New Year’s Resolutions,” yielded a tidy 180,000,000 hits at the first go-round.\u00a0 Oh well, you can’t compare \u00falla<\/strong> and or\u00e1ist\u00ed<\/strong>.\u00a0 Irish has about 250,000 active speakers, with about 50,000 being native speakers.\u00a0 \u00a0English has, need I mention it, about 1.8 billion speakers at various levels, and about 360 million native speakers.\u00a0 But <osna<\/strong>>, anyway!<\/p>\n

Here are the possibilites for combining “dea-r\u00fan<\/strong>” with “new year,” in rough order of popularity according to what I found online, with some pronunciation tips:<\/p>\n

1. dea-r\u00fan na hathbhliana<\/strong> [… nuh HAH-VLEE-uh-nuh], from “athbhliain<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

2. dea-r\u00fan don bhliain nua<\/strong> [… dun VLEE-in NOO-uh], from “do” + “an”\u00a0 +\u00a0 “bliain” + “nua”<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. dea-r\u00fan na bliana<\/strong> [… nuh BLEE-uh-nuh], from “bliain<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

4. dea-r\u00fan don athbhliain<\/strong> [… dun AH-VLEE-in], from “do” + “an” + “athbhliain”<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. dea-r\u00fan athbhliana<\/strong> [… AH-VLEE-uh-nuh], from “athbhliain<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

6. dea-r\u00fan na bliana \u00faire<\/strong> [… nuh BLEE-uh-nuh OO-irzh-uh], from “bliain<\/strong>” + “\u00far<\/strong>,” a nice example with the aidiacht<\/strong> in the tuiseal ginideach<\/strong> as well!<\/p>\n

For plural examples, “dea-r\u00fain na hathbhliana<\/strong>” seems to lead the pack, followed by “dea-r\u00fain na bliana<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

At any rate, here are a few popular resolutions for you to match up.\u00a0 Well, actually, four widely cited ones, and one specific to language learning.\u00a0 Bain sult astu<\/strong>, and if one of them is “do<\/strong> dhea-r\u00fan” f\u00e9in, d\u00e9an iarracht gan \u00e9 a bhriseadh, go ceann tamaill\u00edn, ar a laghad.\u00a0 Ach nach bhfuil L\u00e1 Vailint\u00edn thart an coirn\u00e9al agus \u00e9 ag bagairt go m\u00f3r, le seacl\u00e1id, seacl\u00e1id, SEACL\u00c1ID i ngach siopa, r\u00e9idh le cath\u00fa a chur orainn? \u00a0Amach leis na milse\u00e1in Nollag i bhfaiteadh na s\u00fal faoin am seo den bhliain agus isteach leis na milse\u00e1in Vailint\u00edn!\u00a0 Sula mbeadh “Dia le m’anam!” r\u00e1ite agat!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Banc Focal: me\u00e1chan, airgead, jab n\u00edos fearr, n\u00edos l\u00fa alc\u00f3il, snas<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. _____ a chur i dtaisce<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. _____ a fh\u00e1il<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. _____ a chailleadh<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. _____ a chur ar mo chuid Gaeilge<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. _____ a \u00f3l.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Freagra\u00ed th\u00edos.\u00a0 SGF agus clo\u00edgh le do dhea-r\u00fan chomh fada agus is f\u00e9idir — b’fh\u00e9idir go deireadh mh\u00ed Ean\u00e1ir<\/strong> — which is about when most people give up.\u00a0 Misneach, a chairde, misneach!\u00a0 – R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gluais: agus is f\u00e9idir<\/strong>, as is possible; cath\u00fa<\/strong>, temptation; clo\u00edgh le<\/strong>, adhere to; \u00a0cuid<\/strong>, share of, portion of; “Dia le m’anam<\/strong>!” — loosely equivalent to “Jack Robinson” in English as an expression to indicate quickness; f\u00e1il<\/strong>, to get, getting; i bhfaiteadh na s\u00fal<\/strong>, in the twinkling of the eyes; misneach<\/strong>, courage<\/p>\n

Freagra\u00ed:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) airgead a chur i dtaisce<\/strong>, to save money<\/p>\n

2) jab n\u00edos fearr a fh\u00e1il<\/strong>, to get a better job<\/p>\n

3) me\u00e1chan a chailleadh<\/strong>, to lose weight<\/p>\n

4) snas a chur ar mo chuid Gaeilge<\/strong>, to put “polish” on my Irish<\/p>\n

5) n\u00edos l\u00fa alc\u00f3il a \u00f3l<\/strong>, to drink less alcohol (saoirseacht do Guinness, \u00e1fach!)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Is \u00e9 an t-am sin den bhliain \u00e9 ar\u00eds!\u00a0 It’s that time of year again!\u00a0\u00a0 D\u00e9anamh dea-r\u00fan agus briseadh na ndea-r\u00fan.\u00a0 Making resolutions and breaking the resolutions. Let’s first look at the Irish word for “resolution” itself and then we’ll look at a few popular New Year’s resolutions. The Irish for “resolution” in…<\/p>\n

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