{"id":5580,"date":"2014-08-05T19:58:34","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T19:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=5580"},"modified":"2014-08-11T20:27:11","modified_gmt":"2014-08-11T20:27:11","slug":"eolaithe-eile-agus-eolaiochtai-eile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/eolaithe-eile-agus-eolaiochtai-eile\/","title":{"rendered":"Eolaithe Eile (agus Eola\u00edochta\u00ed Eile)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

While we’re on a roll with occupations, especially “-ologists,” I thought we could add a few more.\u00a0 This time, they’ll be a mix and match, just to add a little more … what’s that great compound word again … “d\u00fashl\u00e1n<\/strong>.” \u00a0Understanding “d\u00fashl\u00e1n<\/strong>” as a compound word (originally “dubh<\/strong>” + “sl\u00e1n<\/strong>,” becoming “shl\u00e1n<\/strong>” [hlawn] with lenition), helps remind us of its pronunciation: doo-hlawn, with the “s” silent (bu\u00edochas le Dia, m\u00e1 smaoineann t\u00fa air<\/strong>!).<\/p>\n

So, here goes, leis an mbanc focal ar dt\u00fas<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Banc Focal<\/strong>: a) oncologist, b) otolaryngologist, c) sociologist, d) urologist, e) vulcanologist (or volcanologist)<\/p>\n

Agus seo na focail i nGaeilge, le hainm an staid\u00e9ir freisin:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) otalaraingeola\u00ed<\/strong> [OT-uh-LAR-ing-YOHL-ee]; otalaraingeola\u00edocht<\/strong><\/p>\n

2) bolc\u00e1neola\u00ed<\/strong> [BOL-kawn-OHL-ee]; bolc\u00e1neola\u00edocht<\/strong><\/p>\n

3) oinceola\u00ed<\/strong> [INK-OHL-ee]; oinceola\u00edocht<\/strong>.\u00a0 I have to admit that “oinc<\/strong>-” is a bit distracting, ar a laghad do dhuine a bhfuil B\u00e9arla aige\/aici<\/strong>.\u00a0 I’m just trying to put that chance bilingual near-word-play out of my mind, since oinceola\u00edocht<\/strong> is such an “\u00e1bhar tromch\u00faiseach<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

4) socheola\u00ed<\/strong> [SOKH-OHL-ee]; socheola\u00edocht<\/strong>.\u00a0 NB: the word divides between “soch<\/strong>-” and “-eola\u00ed<\/strong>,” so the “ch” is broad (i.e. the sound in German “Buch<\/em>,” Scottish “loch<\/em>,” and Welsh “bach<\/em>“).<\/p>\n

5) \u00faireola\u00ed<\/strong> [OO-irzh<\/sup>-OHL-ee]; \u00faireola\u00edocht<\/strong><\/p>\n

T\u00e1 na freagra\u00ed th\u00edos agus mh’anam muna bhfuil cuid de na freagra\u00ed n\u00edos faide n\u00e1 an blag \u00e9 f\u00e9in go dt\u00ed an pointe seo!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Go n-\u00e9ir\u00ed leat —\u00a0R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

1b) otalaraingeola\u00ed<\/strong>, otolaryngologist.\u00a0 This seems to be a much more popular term these days than “otorhinolaryngologist” (otairinealaraingeola\u00ed<\/strong>), another name for basically the same profession.\u00a0 Sometimes the English term is simply “ENT” (Ear, Nose, and Throat).\u00a0 Aside from the value of the word itself, it may be of interest to know that two leading Irish literary figures were, you guessed it, otalaraingeolaithe<\/strong>.\u00a0 A n-ainmneacha?\u00a0 Th\u00edos (faoi na freagra\u00ed seo)!<\/strong><\/p>\n

2e) bolc\u00e1neola\u00ed<\/strong>, volcanologist or vulcanologist–and I wish I could apply a “R\u00e9altAistear<\/strong>” meaning to that latter spelling as well!\u00a0 A person who studies Vulcans?<\/p>\n

From a spelling perspective, it’s important to note the one letter that would distinguish a “bolc\u00e1neola\u00ed<\/strong>” from a hypothetical ” *bolg\u00e1neola\u00ed<\/strong>,” which, if the word existed, would be the Irish for a specialist in the study of bubbles.\u00a0 Maybe it does exist, but I don’t see it anywhere online or in print.\u00a0 There would be a slight different in pronunciation, besides just the “c\/g” contrast, if we really had such a word:<\/p>\n

bolc\u00e1neola\u00ed<\/strong> [BOL-kawn-OHL-ee], a 4-syllable word<\/p>\n

*bolg\u00e1neola\u00ed<\/strong> [BOL-uh-gawn-OHL-ee], a 5-syllable word, because of the “helping vowel” between the letters “l” and “g, ” which gives us an “uh” sound.<\/p>\n

That’s the same extra vowel sound as in Irish “bolg<\/strong>,” “borb<\/strong>,” “dealg<\/strong>,” “gorm<\/strong>,” and “tolg<\/strong>,” plus many other “-lb,” “-lg,” “-lm,” and “-rb,” “-rg,” and “-rm” combinations.\u00a0 It’s the same phenomenon (“epenthesis”) found in some Hiberno-English, as in “fillum” (for “film”) and “Dub-uh-lin” (at least for the “Rocky Road” thereto) and in some MidAtlantic (USA) English, “ACK-uh-mee” for “Acme” and “OL-uh-nee” for “Olney.”<\/p>\n

People have been studying bubbles, apparently for centuries, but I don’t see any existing word for the occupation in Irish and most uses of “bubble-ologist” in English seem to be pretty lighthearted.\u00a0 Does “bubble-ology” have scientific validity as a term?\u00a0 I’ve posted a couple of links below to the study of bubbles, including one on “warp bubbles” (*freangbholg\u00e1in<\/strong> ?), so there’s must be a term, or at least the need for one, somewhere. \u00a0\u00a0Going to the Latin for “bubble” (bulla<\/em>) doesn’t look too promising, since it would lead us to “bullology,” a term which seems ripe for the picking, and for which urbandictionary.com already has a choice entry.\u00a0 So, for now, probably best to leave well enough alone.<\/p>\n

3a) oinceola\u00ed<\/strong>, oncologist; both the Irish and the English are based on the Greek “\u00f3nko(s)<\/em>” (bulk, mass)<\/p>\n

4c) socheola\u00ed<\/strong>, sociologist, from “socha\u00ed<\/strong>” (“society” in the sociological sense, if we can allow a tautology, at any rate as opposed to other meanings of “society,” such as\u00a0 “cumann<\/strong>” and “cuideachta<\/strong>“).<\/p>\n

5d) \u00faireola\u00ed<\/strong>, urologist.\u00a0 Looks like this one is based on the English, which in turn is based on the Greek (natch!), which is “o\u00fbron<\/em>” (urine).\u00a0 If you’re in suspense as to what the Irish for “urine” is (NB: I had to work on that one for a while, yeah, go ahead, lig “och” asat!<\/strong>), there are two words in Irish (why, I wonder):<\/p>\n

fual\u00a0 (an fual)<\/strong><\/p>\n

m\u00fan (an m\u00fan)<\/strong><\/p>\n

One reason, i measc cuid mh\u00f3r eile<\/strong>, for really getting Irish broad and slender consonants straight is so you don’t mix up “m\u00fan<\/strong>” (“urine,” or the verb “urinate,” as a command–no comment there), with “m\u00fain<\/strong>” (teach, the command form of the verb “m\u00faineadh<\/strong>“).<\/p>\n

The difference in pronunciation is subtle, but “m\u00fain<\/strong>,” with the slender “n,” has a bit of an “in” sound at the end, like “moo-in.”\u00a0 Not two full syllables, and not like English “mooing,” but just with a smooth flow (och, that was unintentional!) between the two vowels.<\/p>\n

As for “fual<\/strong>” vs. “m\u00fan<\/strong>,” I don’t know of any physical difference between the two.\u00a0 Bheadh orm ceist a chur ar \u00faireolaithe a bhfuil Gaeilge acu chun freagra a fh\u00e1il don cheist sin<\/strong>.\u00a0 But I do note that “fual<\/strong>” can be used with a variety of pejorative terms for people, such as “ruid\u00edn fuail<\/strong>” (miserable little wretch, lit. a little “urine-thing”) or simply “fual\u00e1n<\/strong>” (wretch, also “chamber-pot” or “urinal”).\u00a0 “Urinal” can also be “\u00fairin\u00e9al,” taking us back to the Greek root, “o\u00fbron<\/em>.”\u00a0 “Fual\u00e1n” has a somewhat more off-color meaning as well, which I’ll leave to your imaginations, or more likely, cuardach ar an Idirl\u00edon<\/strong>, but the “leid” is that it’s an occupation.<\/p>\n

And a final note re: “fual<\/strong>,” remember there’s no long mark (s\u00edneadh fada<\/strong>) here.\u00a0 There are various words in Irish based on “fu\u00e1il<\/strong>,” which means “sew” or “sewing.”\u00a0 These include: fu\u00e1la\u00ed<\/strong>, a needlewoman, a sewer; bean fu\u00e1la,<\/strong> a seamstress (an difear<\/strong>: needlewoman or sewer vs. seamstress?), and “inneall fu\u00e1la<\/strong>,” a sewing-machine (thank goodness it’s not some form of “fual<\/strong>,” which would make it a “urinating machine<\/strong>” — not that “fual<\/strong>” would normally have a form “fuala<\/strong>,” but you never know with all those obscure variant genitives).<\/p>\n

So, yes, the “freagra\u00ed<\/strong>” section of this blog was longer than the blog itself.\u00a0 \u00c1, bhuel, c\u00e9n dochar?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Na Naisc:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Na hotalaraingeolaithe a bh\u00ed ina scr\u00edbhneoir\u00ed freisin:<\/strong> Sir William Wilde (athair Oscar Wilde) agus Oliver St. John Gogarty.\u00a0\u00a0 Tuilleadh eolais<\/strong>: http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/21109072 (Otolaryngology and Irish literature: an important medico-literary alliance, by E. C. Cashman)<\/p>\n

Naisc do<\/strong> “bubbleology” (“bubble-ology”):<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.education.miami.edu\/ep\/bubbles\/Bubbles\/bubbles.html<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/warp-drive-bubble-nasa-interstellar\/24392\/<\/p>\n

one for children’s party entertainers: http:\/\/www.theentertainmentcontractor.com\/party-entertainment\/novelty-acts\/bubbleologist\/<\/p>\n

and the one that looks like the most fun to read while still being scientific (do neamh-eola\u00ed, mar mise)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.chymist.com\/soap%20bubbles%20part%201.pdf\u00a0 (Why “fun”?\u00a0 ‘Cause it has “a l\u00e1n picti\u00fair\u00ed de bhr\u00e9ag\u00e1in dhath\u00fala<\/strong>“) and because it’s written by a Chemist, Educator and Science Communicator, David A. Katz, whose title suggest he can explain things to the “gn\u00e1thdhuine<\/strong>” better than the average “saineola\u00ed<\/strong>” can.\u00a0\u00a0 I measc na mbr\u00e9ag\u00e1n, a<\/strong> “Swiss Army Bubble Blower” (with multiple “blades”).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) While we’re on a roll with occupations, especially “-ologists,” I thought we could add a few more.\u00a0 This time, they’ll be a mix and match, just to add a little more … what’s that great compound word again … “d\u00fashl\u00e1n.” \u00a0Understanding “d\u00fashl\u00e1n” as a compound word (originally “dubh” + “sl\u00e1n,” becoming “shl\u00e1n” [hlawn]…<\/p>\n

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