{"id":5489,"date":"2014-07-09T19:28:02","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T19:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=5489"},"modified":"2015-05-26T17:43:18","modified_gmt":"2015-05-26T17:43:18","slug":"sacar-peil-soccer-football-a-matching-game-of-terminology-in-irish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/sacar-peil-soccer-football-a-matching-game-of-terminology-in-irish\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacar \/ Peil (Soccer \/ Football) : A “Matching” Game of Terminology in Irish"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Ethogram\u00a0of the phases of a bicycle kick, by Fabio Messina. If<\/em> “rothar” is “bicycle” and “cic” is “kick” in Irish, how do we combine them? And what’s the Irish for “ethogram”? For “bicycle kick,” read on, and for “ethogram,” see one suggestion below. BTW, that “if<\/em>” might be bigger than anticipated. Why? See Note 3 below. (Grafaic: commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Rovesciata.jpg)<\/p><\/div>\n

This blog will present 10 soccer (football) terms in English and Irish.\u00a0 Can you match them up?\u00a0 Note also that there is one extra Irish term, just for the challenge (“d\u00fashl\u00e1n<\/strong>” [doo-hlawn] note the silent “s”).<\/p>\n

Some of the Irish terms can also be used outside of soccer\/football discussions, as can some of the English words.\u00a0 “Tackle” in English can also be used for “gear” or “equipment, as in “fishing tackle,” which, in Irish,\u00a0 is based on the word “gl\u00e9as<\/strong>.”\u00a0 So what’s “fishing tackle” in Irish?\u00a0 See if you can figure it out based on this “leid<\/strong>” (clue): “fish” = iasc<\/strong>.\u00a0 Muna bhfaigheann t\u00fa \u00e9, t\u00e1 an freagra<\/strong> (answer) th\u00edos<\/strong> (below).<\/p>\n

Seo na focail: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Gaeilge: ardsc\u00f3r\u00e1la\u00ed, druible\u00e1il, foireann, drochphas, clibirt, c\u00fal, cuaille b\u00e1ire, taicle\u00e1il, rotharchic, tosa\u00ed l\u00e1ir, cothrom na F\u00e9inne.\u00a0 (NB: mar a d\u00fairt m\u00e9 cheana, t\u00e1 aon fhocal d\u00e9ag anseo, deich bhfocal do na ceisteanna agus focal breise chun beag\u00e1in\u00edn n\u00edos m\u00f3 de dh\u00fashl\u00e1n a chur ann).\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

1. scrum<\/p>\n

2. team<\/p>\n

3. goal<\/p>\n

4. goalpost<\/p>\n

5. tackle<\/p>\n

6. striker<\/p>\n

7. bad pass<\/p>\n

8. bicycle kick<\/p>\n

9. top scorer<\/p>\n

10. fair play<\/p>\n

And, speaking loosely of football, let’s see, well, there’s lots of English words that I’ve never found exact or official Irish equivalents for, but here’s a football one I’d like to throw out to any takers.\u00a0 An bhfuil an Ghaeilge ar <\/strong>“crab soccer” (“crab football”) ag duine ar bith?<\/strong>\u00a0 I suppose it would be “sacar port\u00e1in<\/strong>.”\u00a0 Or “peil phort\u00e1in<\/strong>” if specifically Irish, perhaps.\u00a0 Molta\u00ed ar bith uaibhse<\/strong>?\u00a0 I Googled both these terms and came up with one hit (one measly hit in that great big cyberworld) for “sacar port\u00e1in<\/strong>” on a somewhat dubious-looking website on how to get your Social Security number.\u00a0 Any context seemed to be meaningless, since the previous word was ‘digging” and the following word was “tl\u00fa<\/strong>” (tongs)! \u00a0Didn’t even dare open that one!\u00a0 Maidir le “peil phort\u00e1in,” tada<\/strong>.\u00a0 And yes, I tried variants with s\u00e9imhi\u00fa<\/strong> and ur\u00fa<\/strong>, but to no avail.<\/p>\n

Hope you enjoy the match game and that even intermediate learners may pick up “focal n\u00f3 dh\u00f3<\/strong>.” \u00a0– SGF, R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

1. scrum (scrummage, scrimmage): clibirt<\/strong>.\u00a0 I’ve never been completely sure if there’s a difference between “scrimmage” and “scrummage,” but it’s the same word in Irish, at any rate.<\/p>\n

2. team: foireann<\/strong>, which can also mean “a group of people,” “crew,” “staff,” and “set” as in chess<\/p>\n

3. goal: c\u00fal<\/strong>, which has many other meanings, most prominently “back” (of a house, one’s head, etc.) and also “delay,” “reserve,” “pillion” (position in riding a horse), and “reverse” (of a coin).\u00a0 Two more words for “goal” in sports are “b\u00e1ire<\/strong>” and “g\u00f3ra\u00ed<\/strong>.”\u00a0 “Goal” as “destination” is “ceann scr\u00edbe<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

4. goal post: cuaille b\u00e1ire<\/strong>.\u00a0 Hmm, could we say “cuaille c\u00fail<\/strong>” as well?\u00a0 Or does that sound too alliterative?\u00a0 Can there ever be too much alliteration in this world?<\/p>\n

5. to tackle: taicle\u00e1il<\/strong> (basically borrowed from “tackle” with an Irish verb ending, “-\u00e1il,” added).\u00a0 One can also say “dul i ngleic le duine<\/strong>,” lit. to “go in struggle” with a person.\u00a0 Note that for this second phrase, “the preposition “le<\/strong>” (with) is needed.<\/p>\n

6. striker (center-forward \/ centre-forward) tosa\u00ed l\u00e1ir<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. bad pass: drochphas<\/strong> [drokh-fahss]<\/p>\n

8. bicycle kick: rotharchic<\/strong> [RUH-hur-HyIK].\u00a0 Have to admit I got a “kick” out of that one!\u00a0 Who would have thought that the Irish for “bicycle kick” would end up looking so much like a fashion statement, “rothar<\/strong>, errmm, chic<\/strong>.” \u00a0Well, it’s sheer coincidence, of course, because “cic<\/strong>” (kick) has simply been lenited (to become “-chic<\/strong>“) because it’s part of a compound word, like “pas<\/strong>” was for “drochphas<\/strong>.”\u00a0\u00a0 But still, makes you wonder if Izumi or Giordana couldn’t do something with that!<\/p>\n

And what’s the Irish for “chic<\/em>” anyway?\u00a0 Well, there are a couple of choices.\u00a0 One can go with “chic<\/em>,” straight from the French.\u00a0 Hmm, so could we say, “T\u00e1 cuma an-chic uirthi<\/strong>” for “She has a very chic appearance” (She looks very chic).\u00a0 I suppose so, but somehow seeing “chic” in a slot that would normally take lenition (after “an-<\/strong>“) makes my eye want to read it as a variant “cic<\/strong>” (kick) again.\u00a0 But then, “kickin'” isn’t so bad either, is it?\u00a0 Getting to the more general meaning of “chic<\/em>,” we have “faiseanta<\/strong>” (fashionable), and a word with some implied value judgment going on, “p\u00e9acach<\/strong>” (showily- or gaudily dressed, based on “p\u00e9ac\u00f3g<\/strong>“).\u00a0 “P\u00e9ac\u00f3g<\/strong>,” in addition to meaning “peacock,” can also mean a “showily-dressed” girl.\u00a0\u00a0 And just for gender equity, we also have the choice of “coileach p\u00e9ac\u00f3ige<\/strong>,” which is literally “peacock” but also “a dandified vain man.”<\/p>\n

An a further note to boggle the mind, or perhaps more accurately, the eye: as an Irish<\/em> word, “an-chic<\/strong>” would mean “a great kick.”<\/p>\n

Pronunciation differences: “an-<\/strong>chic<\/em>” (in fashion): ahn-sheek but “an-chic<\/strong>” (great kick): ahn-hyick, with the “hy” like the “h” of “human” or “humid”<\/p>\n

9. top scorer: ardsc\u00f3r\u00e1la\u00ed <\/strong>[ARD-skor-AWL-ee].\u00a0 One can also say “pr\u00edomhsc\u00f3r\u00e1la\u00ed<\/strong>” [PREEV-skor-AWL-ee].<\/p>\n

10. fair play: Cothrom na F\u00e9inne<\/strong>, lit. the levelness or fairness of the Fianna (the warriors of Fionn Mac Cumhail, aka Finn McCool).\u00a0 One of my favorite phrases, since it harkens back to the time of Ireland’s legendary past.<\/p>\n

Sin deich bhfocal i mB\u00e9arla agus an Ghaeilge at\u00e1 orthu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

N\u00f3ta 1:\u00a0<\/strong>the extra Irish word, “druible\u00e1il<\/strong>” means “to dribble” as in “to dribble a ball.” \u00a0In case you’re wondering, “to dribble” as in “to drool,” is “priosl\u00e1il<\/strong>,” previously discussed in this blog: M3, .i. An T\u00e9arma Gramada\u00ed (N\u00ed M\u00f3tarbhealach At\u00e1 i gCeist)<\/a> at https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/m3-i-an-tearma-gramadai-ni-motarbhealach-ata-i-gceist\/ (27 Aibre\u00e1n 2011)<\/strong><\/p>\n

And yes, we’ve already covered the basics for dribbling, dribbler, and dribble bibs in this blog series.\u00a0 Can’t say we’re not wide-ranging and comprehensive!<\/p>\n

N\u00f3ta 2:<\/strong>\u00a0“fishing tackle,” is “gl\u00e9as iascaireachta<\/strong>,” lit. “tackle of fishing.” \u00a0As for the “Normal Fishing Tackle Choir,” well, I think it gets a bit lost in the translation!<\/p>\n

N\u00f3<\/a>ta 3 (an focal <\/strong>“ethogram”):\u00a0ni fheicim in \u00e1it ar bith i nGaeilge \u00e9, ach is<\/strong> d\u00f3cha gur ” *eiteogram “<\/em> a bheadh ann. \u00a0Bar\u00fail n\u00f3 eolas ag duine ar bith eile? \u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Do we need such a word? \u00a0Well, why not? \u00a0Googling it, I see an interesting book title using the term in English, The Equid Ethogram: A Practical Guide to Horse Behavior<\/em> (by Sue M. McDonnell, Ph.D.). \u00a0And since there’s definitely a great interest in horses in Ireland, the phrase\u00a0“eiteogram eacha\u00ed” <\/strong>would appear to be of some use. \u00a0As for “eacha\u00ed” <\/strong>as “equid” vs. “equine,” The Brooke (Hospital for Animals) has the most interesting commentary I’ve seen on the issue, regarding one of their own publications: “[…]\u00a0we decided to use equid, which is a noun, instead of equine, which is the adjective. If we had used the term Equine Veterinary Manual it implies that all of our vets are horses!” \u00a0<\/span>(http:\/\/blog.thebrooke.org\/blog-articles\/manual2)<\/p>\n

Hmm, do I detect another “\u00e1bhar blag<\/strong>” lurking in the wings? \u00a0“Capall<\/strong>” and “each<\/strong>” [say “akh,” it’s not like the English “each”] for starters, not to mention some other horse terms (stail, l\u00e1ir, searrach, bromach, p\u00f3na\u00ed, capaill\u00edn<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>). \u00a0Hmm,\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>and then maybe a segue to Myles na gCopeleen, one of my favorite authors, whose pen name means “Myles of the Little Horses,” technically, “na gcapaill\u00edn\u00ed<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>.”\u00a0 Mealltach!<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

N\u00f3<\/a>ta 4: rothar vs. badhsacail. \u00a0<\/strong>Many people, especially in the Gaeltacht, say “badhsacail<\/strong>” or “baidhseacail<\/strong>” instead of “rothar<\/strong>.” \u00a0It was years before I ever saw the transliterated Irish spelling, and even then, the first variations of it I saw were actually Scottish Gaelic (baidhseagal<\/em> or badhsagal<\/em>). \u00a0The “-dh-” is silent, but it does give us the IPA \/ai\/sound, as in English “eye,” “pie,” or “my”. \u00a0So, could we venture ” *badhsacailchic<\/strong> ” for “bicycle kick”? \u00a0Or is that definitely over the top?<\/p>\n

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(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) This blog will present 10 soccer (football) terms in English and Irish.\u00a0 Can you match them up?\u00a0 Note also that there is one extra Irish term, just for the challenge (“d\u00fashl\u00e1n” [doo-hlawn] note the silent “s”). Some of the Irish terms can also be used outside of soccer\/football discussions, as can some of…<\/p>\n

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