{"id":6073,"date":"2014-12-26T20:51:31","date_gmt":"2014-12-26T20:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=6073"},"modified":"2014-12-29T21:36:42","modified_gmt":"2014-12-29T21:36:42","slug":"fioracha-sinseir-how-to-say-gingerbread-men-and-women-in-irish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/fioracha-sinseir-how-to-say-gingerbread-men-and-women-in-irish\/","title":{"rendered":"F\u00edoracha Sins\u00e9ir – How to Say ‘Gingerbread Men and Women’ in Irish"},"content":{"rendered":"
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F\u00edoracha Sins\u00e9ir Nach Fir n\u00e1 Mn\u00e1 Iad–C\u00e9ard Iad na Cruthanna At\u00e1 Anseo? Freagra ag bun an bhlag (And the original captions, with the Irish added here:
Irish: Kozuli, cine\u00e1l ar\u00e1in sins\u00e9ir \u00f3 Arkhangelsk
English: Kozuli, the type of Arkhangelsk’s gingerbreads.
Fran\u00e7ais : Trois Kozuli, un type de pain d’\u00e9pice provenant d’Arkhangelsk.
\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439: \u041a\u043e\u0437\u0443\u043b\u0438, \u0432\u0438\u0434 \u0430\u0440\u0445\u0430\u043d\u0433\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u044f\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432. (Lvova Anastasiya, http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Three_kozuli.jpg)<\/p><\/div>\n

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(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn)<\/strong> We recently looked at one type of ar\u00e1n<\/strong> (bread), with a recipe in Irish (naisc th\u00edos do na blaganna faoi ar\u00e1n s\u00f3ide agus Leabhar C\u00f3caireachta Transparent Language<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Today, to be seasonal, let’s look at another type of bread, “ar\u00e1n sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>” (gingerbread).<\/p>\n

As usual, let’s start with the basics, first the word for “ginger” (the spice, not the hair color, which would be “rua<\/strong>,” a completely different word)<\/p>\n

sins\u00e9ar<\/strong> [SHIN-shayr] ginger<\/p>\n

This word changes to “sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>” [SHIN-shayrzh<\/sup>] when it is used to describe things of, made of, or at least partly made of ginger, as in:<\/p>\n

f\u00e9ar sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>, ginger-grass (note the s\u00edneadh fada<\/strong> over the “e” in “f\u00e9ar<\/strong>” — otherwise it would mean “gingerbread man” since the Irish for “man” is “fear<\/strong>” (rhyming more or less with the first syllable of “Carol” or “barrel” — don’t let the spelling mislead you!)<\/p>\n

meireang sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>, ginger meringue<\/p>\n

m\u00fas sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>, ginger mousse<\/p>\n

And that brings us to one of our key phrases for today: ar\u00e1n sins\u00e9ir<\/strong> [uh-RAWN SHIN- shayrzh<\/sup>], gingerbread.\u00a0 Remember, if you want to say, “the gingerbread,” you add the “t-” prefix: an t-ar\u00e1n sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>, the gingerbread<\/p>\n

I’ve hunted around online to see what references I can find in Irish to gingerbread houses and gingerbread men (and women).\u00a0 In general, I have to say there’s not a whole lot out there, but I do note, in the handful of references available, that “gingerbread house” seems to include the word “bread” but that the figures of men and women do not.\u00a0 There’s no apparent reason, just “traidisi\u00fan<\/strong>,” I suppose.<\/p>\n

So “gingerbread house” would be “teach ar\u00e1in sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>,” with the plural “tithe ar\u00e1in sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>.”\u00a0 Both of those phrases happen to have look-alike English words, so just a brief reminder here:<\/p>\n

teach<\/strong> [tchakh], house, with the “ch” like German “Buch<\/em>,” Welsh “bach<\/em>” or Scottish\/Irish English “loch”.\u00a0 Nothing like the English “teach.”<\/p>\n

tithe<\/strong> [TCHIH-huh, with the second “t” silent], houses.\u00a0 Nothing like the English “to tithe.”<\/p>\n

As for the figure shapes, almost all the references I see in a culinary context simply refer to them as “figures” (f\u00edoracha<\/strong>), not “men” or “women.”\u00a0 Of course, one can translate the phrase “f\u00edor sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>” as “gingerbread man” but technically the first word is “f\u00edor<\/strong>” (figure), not “fear<\/strong>” (man). \u00a0\u00a0So we have:<\/p>\n

f\u00edor sins\u00e9ir<\/strong> [feer SHIN- shayrzh<\/sup>], gingerbread man\/figure<\/p>\n

an fh\u00edor sins\u00e9ir<\/strong> [un eer SHIN- shayrzh<\/sup>], the gingerbread man\/figure<\/p>\n

f\u00edoracha sins\u00e9ir<\/strong> [FEER-uh-khuh SHIN- shayrzh<\/sup>], gingerbread men\/figures<\/p>\n

na f\u00edoracha sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>, the gingerbread men\/figures.<\/p>\n

If you do want to specify “man” and “woman,” you can say the following, which I see used in the context of the children’s story:<\/p>\n

fear sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>, lit. man of ginger<\/p>\n

an fear sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>, lit. the man of ginger<\/p>\n

As for the female version, I see almost no references, but we could say:<\/p>\n

bean sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>, lit. woman of ginger<\/p>\n

an bhean sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>, lit. the woman of ginger<\/p>\n

It has always intrigued me that none of the references I see for these gingerbread “figures” (or men or women) actually use the Irish word for “bread” in the translation.\u00a0 These are all “ginger” figures, men, etc.\u00a0 Maybe adding the word “bread” seems to make the phrase too long?<\/p>\n

Anyway, I suppose if one chose to take some whole ginger root (aka “root ginger”!) and carve it into a figure, that would also be a “f\u00edor sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>” or a “fear sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>,” etc.\u00a0 Unless you got a bit complicated and said “f\u00edor d\u00e9anta as fr\u00e9amh sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>” (OR: f\u00edor d\u00e9anta as sins\u00e9ar fr\u00e9imhe<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

And that’s some of the technicalities of the phrases.\u00a0 Meanwhile, I hope that especially at this festive time of year, you’ve been able to enjoy some “f\u00edoracha sins\u00e9ir,” b’fh\u00e9idir le r\u00eds\u00edn\u00ed mar chnaip\u00ed agus beag\u00e1n reo\u00e1in chun l\u00ednte \u00e9ada\u00ed na bhf\u00edoracha a thaispe\u00e1int.\u00a0 Agus is bre\u00e1 liom blas an mhol\u00e1is chomh maith le blas an tsins\u00e9ir.\u00a0 Neam! \u00a0SGF –\u00a0R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Freagra\u00ed: Na Cruthanna — r\u00e9infhia, crann, capall<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Oideas i nGaeilge: Ar\u00e1n S\u00f3ide \u00c9ireannach, agus Aistri\u00fach\u00e1n B\u00e9arla<\/strong> (and an English translation)<\/a> Posted on 11. Dec, 2014 by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a>\u00a0 (https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/oideas-i-ngaeilge-aran-soide-eireannach-agus-aistriuchan-bearla-and-an-english-translation\/)<\/p>\n

Gluais don Oideas \u201cAr\u00e1n S\u00f3ide\u201d<\/strong> (A Glossary for the Irish Soda Bread Recipe, with pronunciation guide)<\/a> Posted on 15. Dec, 2014 by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a> https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/gluais-don-oideas-aran-soide-a-glossary-for-the-irish-soda-bread-recipe-with-pronunciation-guide\/<\/p>\n

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(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) We recently looked at one type of ar\u00e1n (bread), with a recipe in Irish (naisc th\u00edos do na blaganna faoi ar\u00e1n s\u00f3ide agus Leabhar C\u00f3caireachta Transparent Language). Today, to be seasonal, let’s look at another type…<\/p>\n

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