{"id":5144,"date":"2014-04-06T19:11:15","date_gmt":"2014-04-06T19:11:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=5144"},"modified":"2014-04-12T23:07:00","modified_gmt":"2014-04-12T23:07:00","slug":"how-to-say-multilingual-madness-in-irish-cuid-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/how-to-say-multilingual-madness-in-irish-cuid-22\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Say ‘Multilingual Madness’ in Irish (Cuid 2\/2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Though<\/a>

“Though this be … buile … mire … m\u00e1ine … b\u00e1in\u00ed … gealtacht … d\u00edth c\u00e9ille … deargbhuile … spadhar … tallann mheara\u00ed …<\/em>[OR] … d\u00fachas<\/em>, yet there’s method in’t.” (Hamlet<\/em>, Gn\u00edomh II)<\/p><\/div>\n

In the last blog, we looked at the word “multilingual” in Irish and discussed “ilteangach<\/b>” and “ilbh\u00e9arlach<\/b>” as the choices.\u00a0 Both use the prefix “il-<\/b>” (“many;” also found in words like “ilghuthach<\/b>” and “ilst\u00f3rach<\/b>“).<\/p>\n

“Teangach<\/b>,” as the core of the word “ilteangach<\/b>,” is, of course, from “teanga<\/b>” (tongue), and “-bh\u00e9arlach<\/b>” (lenited after the prefix), is based on the more general meaning of “b\u00e9arla<\/b>” (i litreacha c\u00e1s \u00edochtair<\/b>) as “speech.”<\/p>\n

Today, the word “b\u00e9arla<\/b>” is generally capitalized (leis an \u00a0“b” scr\u00edofa le ceannlitir, mar “B\u00e9arla”<\/b>) and understood as “the English language.”\u00a0 Originally that distinction was created by the prefix “Saics-<\/b>” which gave us “Saics-Bh\u00e9arla<\/b>” for “English.”\u00a0 Eventually the “Saics-<\/b>” part got dropped off, leaving just “B\u00e9arla<\/b>.”\u00a0 Why it was “Saics-<\/b>” instead of something with “Angla-<\/b>” I’ve never actually found out–\u00e1bhar blag eile l\u00e1 den tsaol<\/b>?<\/p>\n

At any rate, “ilteangach<\/b>” seems to be the more general term in use today, so we’ll use that for the “multilingual” part of our phrase.\u00a0 But how about “madness,” as in the recent Transparent Language challenge, “Multilingual Madness”?<\/p>\n

First, let me say that none of the following words for “madness” are really exact equivalents to “anger.”\u00a0 Here we’re looking more at “frenzy,” “wildness,” etc.\u00a0 “Anger” is usually expressed by “fearg<\/b>” (also “racht feirge,<\/b>” etc.).\u00a0 Admittedly, some of the distinctions are pretty fine.\u00a0 Also \u00e1bhar blag eile<\/b>?<\/p>\n

Here are 10 ways to say “madness” in Irish, with some additional possibilities for translations, and some sample terms or phrases that help distinguish the meanings.\u00a0 “Buile<\/b>” and “mire<\/b>” are quite similar, and are probably the best candidates for “madness” as we intend it here:<\/p>\n

1. buile<\/strong>, madness, frenzy, mania; \u00a0“Aillili\u00fa, puillili\u00fa, aillili\u00fa t\u00e1 an poc ar buile<\/b>!”(The puck\/billy goat is mad\/crazy\/ in a frenzy, l\u00edne \u00f3 amhr\u00e1n traidisi\u00fanta<\/b>), and more recently, “br\u00eddeach bhuile<\/b>” (bridezilla)<\/p>\n

2. mire<\/strong>, madness, frenzy, mania ; this can also mean “quickness” or “rapidity,” related to “mear<\/b>” (quick, quick-tempered, etc.)<\/p>\n

3. m\u00e1ine<\/b>, madness, mania (mostly in the medical sense); cleipteam\u00e1ine<\/b> (kleptomania)<\/p>\n

4. b\u00e1in\u00ed<\/b>, madness, wildness, frenzy, fury.\u00a0 Chuaigh s\u00e9 le b\u00e1in\u00ed<\/b> (He became furious).<\/p>\n

5. gealtacht<\/b>, madness, lunacy, panic; Chuaigh s\u00e9 ar gealtacht<\/b> (He went mad \/ He became terror-stricken).<\/p>\n

6. d\u00edth c\u00e9ille<\/b>, madness, foolishness, folly, lack of sense (c\u00e9ille<\/b>, “of sense,” from “ciall<\/b>“); D\u00edth C\u00e9ille Almayer<\/i><\/b> is the name of the Irish translation of Joseph Conrad’s Almayer’s Folly<\/i>.<\/p>\n

7. deargbhuile<\/b>, madness as in midsummer madness, stark madness, and raging madness; Bh\u00ed s\u00e9 ar deargbhuile<\/b> (He was raging mad).<\/p>\n

8. spadhar<\/b>, madness as in midsummer madness, temperamental fit; Th\u00e1inig spadhar air<\/b> (A mad fit came over him).<\/p>\n

9. tallann mheara\u00ed<\/b>, madness, as in midsummer madness, a fit of craziness or distraction; “N\u2019fheadar c\u00e9n tallann mheara\u00ed a thug uirthi dul i bp\u00e1irt le Norma; go deimhin, is ionadh liom gur thoiligh s\u00ed dul isteach le haon duine<\/b> (I don’t know what craziness made her ally herself with Norma; indeed, it amazes me that she was willing to go in with anyone, from “Tuairisc \u00f3 L\u00e1thair an Chatha<\/b>,” gearrsc\u00e9al le h\u00c9adhmonn Mac Suibhne san iris Feasta<\/i><\/b>, http:\/\/www.feasta.ie\/2007\/marta\/alt4.html).\u00a0 On its own, “tallann<\/b>” also has a wide variety of meanings, including a talent (of gold), talent (in music), a notion, and an attack.<\/p>\n

\"multilingual-madness-bracket-2014-1\"<\/a>10. d\u00fachas<\/b>, madness (in animals, usually dogs, or other animals prone to rabies).\u00a0 Typically, “d\u00fachas<\/b>” means “heritage” or “native place,” but it can also mean “a natural affinity” (in general) or “a natural wild state”; Chuaigh an madra le d\u00fachas<\/b> (The dog went mad).\u00a0 “Madra d\u00fachais<\/b>” can mean a “mad dog,” although “confadh<\/b>” is a more technical term for “rabies,” as in “madra confaidh<\/b>” (mad\/rabid dog).\u00a0 But context is always the bottom line, as we see in the phrase \u201d\u00e9an confaidh<\/b>,” which is understood to mean “vulture” (i.e. a bird of raging or fury, but not “rabid” as such, in the medical sense).\u00a0 Of course, the more typical words for “vulture” are “bult\u00far<\/b>” (used for most taxonomical purposes) and “badhbh<\/b>” [pronounced “bive,” rhyming with “thrive” and “alive”].<\/p>\n

Well, that’s ten words for “madness,” anyway.\u00a0 There’s actually at least a good handful more, but they get farther away from our main theme, “multilingual madness.”<\/p>\n

“Madness” in the sense of “multilingual madness” comes closest to “enthusiasm” or, in a positive sense, “frenzy.” \u00a0\u00a0So which of the above words do you think best fits the buile<\/b>, oops, bill.\u00a0 Please stay tune for another blog or two on the topic while we make the final decision.\u00a0 \u00a0Molta\u00ed ar bith ar an aistri\u00fach\u00e1n<\/b>?\u00a0 And remember, mar a d\u00fairt an Bard (tr\u00ed ghuth Polonius),<\/b><\/b>\u00a0“Though this be madness, yet there’s method in’t” (Hamlet<\/i>).\u00a0 SGF – R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

\u00a0(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn)   In the last blog, we looked at the word “multilingual” in Irish and discussed “ilteangach” and “ilbh\u00e9arlach” as the choices.\u00a0 Both use the prefix “il-” (“many;” also found in words like “ilghuthach” and “ilst\u00f3rach“). “Teangach,” as the core of the word “ilteangach,” is, of course, from “teanga” (tongue), and “-bh\u00e9arlach” (lenited after…<\/p>\n

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