{"id":3772,"date":"2013-03-06T15:37:05","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T15:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=3772"},"modified":"2013-03-13T16:01:50","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T16:01:50","slug":"suil-siar-ar-thearmai-realteolaiochta-review-of-astronomical-terms-in-irish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/suil-siar-ar-thearmai-realteolaiochta-review-of-astronomical-terms-in-irish\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u00fail Siar ar Th\u00e9arma\u00ed R\u00e9alteola\u00edochta (Review of Astronomical Terms in Irish)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Before we completely leave the t\u00e9arma\u00ed r\u00e9aleola\u00edochta behind us, let’s do one last bit of “cleachtadh.”\u00a0 Seo roinnt fr\u00e1sa\u00ed le meaitse\u00e1il, na focail i gcol\u00fan A leis na focail i gcol\u00fan B.<\/p>\n

Some of the terms come from the recent blogs on dreig\u00edt\u00ed, c\u00f3im\u00e9id, and astar\u00f3idigh, and some are general terms that might well be familiar, even to the neamhshaineola\u00ed, like myself.\u00a0 Freagra\u00ed th\u00edos, as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nCol\u00fan A<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCol\u00fan B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nCrios<\/td>\na)<\/td>\n\u00a0na B\u00f3 Finne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nUr\u00fa<\/td>\nb)<\/td>\n\u00a0Beag<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nBealach<\/td>\nc)<\/td>\n\u00a0Centauri<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nGealacha<\/td>\nd)<\/td>\n\u00a0na gr\u00e9ine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nAn B\u00e9ar<\/td>\ne)<\/td>\n\u00a0Thuaidh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nAlpha<\/td>\nf)<\/td>\n\u00a0Halley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nAn R\u00e9alta<\/td>\ng)<\/td>\n\u00a0Shathairn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nC\u00f3im\u00e9ad<\/td>\nh)<\/td>\n\u00a0Dreig\u00edte Arizona (aka Barringer)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nCr\u00e1it\u00e9ar<\/td>\ni)<\/td>\n\u00a0Peirsid\u00ed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nNa<\/td>\nj)<\/td>\n\u00a0na nAstar\u00f3ideach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

As for the phrase “s\u00fail siar,” which is i dteideal an bhlag seo, it means “review.”\u00a0 Or as might be said in Irish or British English , “revision.”\u00a0 LIterally, it’s an “eye back” or an “eye west.”\u00a0 “West” can also mean “back” in Irish, as in “to lie back in bed” (lu\u00ed siar sa leaba).<\/p>\n

Of course, if we follow the late Jack Horkheimer’s advice to be “ag f\u00e9achaint suas,” the eyes will be “up,” not “back” or “west.”\u00a0 SAL, R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/p>\n

Freagra\u00ed:<\/p>\n

1j) Crios na nAstar\u00f3ideach, the Asteroid Belt, lit. the belt of the asteroids<\/p>\n

2d) ur\u00fa na gr\u00e9ine, the eclipse of the sun (“ur\u00fa” being the same word we use in Irish to describe the process of “b” changing to “mb,” etc., as in “Bost\u00fan,” which changes to “i mBost\u00fan”)<\/p>\n

3a) Bealach na B\u00f3 Finne, the Milky Way, lit. the path of the white cow<\/p>\n

4g) Gealacha Shathairn [HAH-hirn], the moons of Saturn<\/p>\n

5b) An B\u00e9ar Beag, Ursa Minor (the little bear)<\/p>\n

6c). Alpha Centauri.\u00a0 Yes, this was the giveaway, mar n\u00edl Gaeilge air.\u00a0 But in case you’re interested, the Irish for “centaur” is “ceinte\u00e1r,” and ‘centauri” (of a centaur), would be “ceinte\u00e1ir.”\u00a0 There’s actually also an Irish word for “alpha,” which is “alfa.” \u00a0\u00a0It’s not used for t\u00e9arma\u00ed r\u00e9alteola\u00edochta, however, though it is used for other scientific terms such as “alfa agus b\u00e9ata-ch\u00e1ithn\u00edn\u00ed” and “c\u00f3d alfa-uimhri\u00fail.”\u00a0 And “fireannach alfa.”<\/p>\n

7e) An R\u00e9alta Thuaidh [… HOO-ee], the North Star (Polaris)<\/p>\n

8f) C\u00f3im\u00e9ad Halley, Halley’s Comet, (tabhartas in aisce eile!)<\/p>\n

9h) Cr\u00e1it\u00e9ar Dreig\u00edte Arizona, Arizona Meteorite Crater (aka Barringer Crater)<\/p>\n

10i) Na Peirsid\u00ed, The Perseids<\/p>\n

Gluais: c\u00e1ithn\u00edn, particle; cleachtadh, practice; crios, belt, as in the attractive woven “crios \u00c1rannach” or Aran belt, sometimes also called “Aran criss”; fireannach alfa, alpha male; neamh- [nyow, with the “n” more like the “n” in “new” rather than the “n” in “north” or “no”; the “-mh” creates the “ow” sound but isn’t pronounced as such]; saineola\u00ed, specialist; SAL, s\u00faile ar leathadh [LyA-huh], eyes wide open; tabhartas in aisce, giveaway; th\u00edos [HEESS, almost like “HEE-uss”]; uimhri\u00fail, numerical (from “uimhir,” number)<\/p>\n

N\u00f3ta: regarding the “Aran criss” or “crios \u00c1rannach,” you can see some for sale at this very attractive site: \u00a0http:\/\/www.niamhtrua.com\/<\/a>\u00a0(no affiliation on my part!).\u00a0 This f\u00edod\u00f3ir (weaver) has ready-made criosanna for sale and also does custom orders, especially for weddings and for hand-fasting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Before we completely leave the t\u00e9arma\u00ed r\u00e9aleola\u00edochta behind us, let’s do one last bit of “cleachtadh.”\u00a0 Seo roinnt fr\u00e1sa\u00ed le meaitse\u00e1il, na focail i gcol\u00fan A leis na focail i gcol\u00fan B. Some of the terms come from the recent blogs on dreig\u00edt\u00ed, c\u00f3im\u00e9id, and astar\u00f3idigh, and some are general terms that might…<\/p>\n

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