{"id":6440,"date":"2015-03-04T20:12:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T20:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=6440"},"modified":"2017-05-06T14:39:53","modified_gmt":"2017-05-06T14:39:53","slug":"two-irish-words-for-foot-cos-vs-troigh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/two-irish-words-for-foot-cos-vs-troigh\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Irish Words for ‘Foot’: ‘cos’ vs. ‘troigh’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

In the last blog, we looked at the words for “inch” and “foot” (in measurements) in Irish (orlach<\/strong> and troigh<\/strong>).\u00a0 Among other reasons for discussing these measurement terms, a lot of people have been talking about the depth of snow in Boston lately (thart f\u00e1 ch\u00e9ad orlach \u00f3 th\u00fas an gheimhridh<\/strong>).\u00a0 Even that doesn’t top some other record-breaking snowfalls, such as:<\/p>\n

\"C\u00e9<\/a>

C\u00e9 chomh hard is at\u00e1 an sneachta sa phicti\u00far seo, i do bhar\u00fail? I dtroithe n\u00f3 in orla\u00ed n\u00f3 i m\u00e9adair n\u00f3 i gceintim\u00e9adair — roghnaigh do ch\u00f3ras tomhais f\u00e9in! N\u00f3 fi\u00fa in eileanna, m\u00e1s mian leat! (NB: ard: high, tall; chomh hard: as high\/tall; C\u00e9 chomh hard: How high\/tall). Picti\u00far de shneachta i nDuluth, Minnesota, i ndiaidh stoirme i 2007: By Gandydancer (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/p><\/div>Aomori, an tSeap\u00e1in, 21 Feabhra 2013: beagnach seacht dtroithe dh\u00e9ag (5.15 m\u00e9adar)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tamarack, California, 11 M\u00e1rta 1911: beagnach seacht dtroithe is tr\u00edocha\u00a0 (11.5 m\u00e9adar)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mount Baker, Washington (baile \/ ionad saoire sci\u00e1la): geimhreadh 1998-99, ocht dtroithe is n\u00f3cha go leith (30 m\u00e9adar)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baile She\u00e1in (Baile Naomh Eoin), Talamh an\u00a0\u00c9isc, Ceanada: geimhreadh 2000-01, breis agus troigh agus fiche (6.48 m\u00e9adar)<\/strong><\/p>\n

agus maidir le hEirinn, \u00e1it nach bhfaigheann m\u00e9ideanna\u00a0sneachta mar sin\u00a0de ghn\u00e1th:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Aeradr\u00f3m Mhic Easmainn <\/strong>(Casement Aerodrome), Baile Dh\u00f3naill, Baile\u00a0\u00c1tha Cliath,\u00a0<\/strong>\u00c9ire: 31 M\u00ed na Nollag, 1962: \u00a0beagnach ocht n-orla\u00ed d\u00e9ag, .i. troigh go leith \u00a0(0.45 m\u00e9adar). \u00a0An cuimhin le duine ar bith agaibh \u00e9?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have to acknowledge that the way some of these figures are recorded is ambiguous as to how long it took for that amount of snow to fall — was the figure cumulative, or in one specific snowfall?\u00a0 But either way, the figures are very impressive.\u00a0 Tuilleadh eolais faoi na titim\u00ed sneachta seo ag na hailt sa liosta nasc ag deireadh an bhlag seo. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

C\u00e9ard faoi do cheantar f\u00e9in?\u00a0<\/strong> What about your own area?\u00a0 A l\u00e1n sneachta i mbliana?\u00a0 Gan sneachta ar bith (m\u00e1 t\u00e1 t\u00fa i bhFlorida, mar shampla, a Sheanch\u00e1in \u00e1mharaigh!)?\u00a0 Scr\u00edobh isteach, le do thoil, agus inis d\u00fainn c\u00e9 mh\u00e9ad sneachta a thit i do cheantar.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And now back to the main theme for today’s blog.\u00a0 Remember, Irish has two basic words for “foot,” one usually for the body (cos<\/strong>) and one usually for measuring (troigh<\/strong>).\u00a0 Here’s a review of these words, with some sample phrases:<\/p>\n

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\"cosa<\/a>

cosa baba\u00ed — nach gleoite iad! (http:\/\/www.clipartbest.com\/clipart-MiLKEA9ia)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

cos<\/strong> [kuss], foot, leg (yes, there is that ambiguity); N\u00edl cos ag Se\u00e1n le cur faoi<\/strong> (Se\u00e1n is very drunk, lit. Se\u00e1n hasn’t got a foot\/leg to put under him)<\/p>\n

an chos<\/strong> [un khuss], the foot, the leg<\/p>\n

coise<\/strong> [Kw<\/sup>ISH-uh], of a foot, of a leg; fad coise<\/strong> (leg length; NB: this is understood to be “leg” length basically by tradition; “fad troighe<\/strong>” may be used for “length of a foot,” despite “troigh<\/strong>” mostly being reserved for measurements)<\/p>\n

na coise<\/strong>, of the foot, of the leg<\/p>\n

cosa<\/strong>, feet, legs; cosa fuara<\/strong> (stilts); T\u00e1 a cosa nite<\/strong> (It’s all up with her, lit. “Her feet\/legs are washed.”)<\/p>\n

na cosa<\/strong>, the feet, the legs; N\u00e1 labhair leis na cosa m\u00e1 bh\u00edonn an ceann sa l\u00e1thair<\/strong> (Talk to the head, lit. “Don’t talk to the feet if the head is present”)<\/p>\n

cos<\/strong>, of feet, of legs; folcad\u00e1n cos<\/strong> (footbath, lit. “bath\/tub of feet”)<\/p>\n

na gcos<\/strong>, of the feet, of the legs; in aghaidh na gcos<\/strong> (feet first, lit. “in the face of the feet”)<\/p>\n

And for “troigh<\/strong>,” we have:<\/p>\n

troigh<\/strong>, a foot (mostly for measuring, these days); troigh ar fad<\/strong> (a foot in length)<\/p>\n

an troigh<\/strong>, the foot<\/p>\n

troighe<\/strong>, of a foot; s\u00edos go m\u00e9ara a troighe<\/strong>, down to her toes, lit. “down to the fingers of her feet” (using “troigh<\/strong>” in reference to the body, here)<\/p>\n

na troighe<\/strong>, of the foot<\/p>\n

troithe<\/strong>, feet (old spelling: troighthe<\/strong>, which shows the core of the word better, with the “-gh<\/strong>“); troithe an soicind<\/strong>, feet per second<\/p>\n

na troithe<\/strong>, the feet<\/p>\n

troithe<\/strong>, of feet<\/p>\n

na dtroithe<\/strong>, of the feet<\/p>\n

And here are a few interesting phrases with “cos,<\/strong>” “troigh,<\/strong>” or the adjective form “-chosach<\/strong>”\u00a0 Can you match them up? \u00a0Watch for some that are parts of compound words, and for a couple of duplicates, as shown in the word bank. \u00a0Freagra\u00ed th\u00edos (cuid “A”).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Banc Focal<\/strong>: a) -chosach<\/strong>\u00a0 b) choise<\/strong> c) coise<\/strong>\u00a0 d) coise <\/strong>e) cos<\/strong>\u00a0 f) cos<\/strong> g) cos-<\/strong>\u00a0 h) throigh<\/strong>\u00a0 i) troigh <\/strong>j) troigh-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fr\u00e1sa\u00ed: <\/strong><\/p>\n

1) ____ \u00a0fu\u00e1la <\/strong><\/p>\n

2) feall \u00a0_____ \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

3) ____ \u00a0sipe \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

4) sciomradh \u00a0_____ \u00a0sliogairt\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

5) bandac\u00fat muc-_____\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

6) stop ceithre \u00a0_____ <\/strong><\/p>\n

7) l\u00f3is nua ph\u00fadair \u00a0_____ \u00a0dh\u00edbhola\u00edoch f\u00e9ir l\u00edom\u00f3idigh\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

8) di\u00failic\u00edn goir\u00edneach \u00a0_____fhlannbhu\u00ed,<\/strong><\/p>\n

9) ________phunt <\/strong><\/p>\n

10) _____ \u00a0stoca <\/strong><\/p>\n

And now a few “foot” phrases that don’t have the word “foot” in Irish.\u00a0 An f\u00e9idir leat iad a mheaitse\u00e1il? \u00a0Freagra\u00ed th\u00edos (cuid “B”):<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gaeilge:\u00a0 1) ciot\u00f3g \u00a02) deas\u00f3g \u00a03) bonnra\u00a0 4) bonnchomhla 5) galar cr\u00fab is b\u00e9il\u00a0 6) cr\u00faib\u00edneach\u00a0 7) g\u00e9 ghobghearr\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

B\u00e9arla<\/strong>: \u00a0a) right-footed kicker \u00a0b) footing (of a wall) \u00a0c) left-footed kicker \u00a0d) foot-and-mouth disease \u00a0e) foot rot \u00a0f) pink-footed goose\u00a0 g) foot valve<\/p>\n

T\u00e1 s\u00fail agam gur bhain t\u00fa sult as sin.\u00a0 SGF — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

http:\/\/www.met.ie\/climate-ireland\/SnowfallAnal.pdf,\u00a0Snowfall in Ireland, Aidan Murphy, Met \u00c9ireann, Glasnevin Hill, Dublin 9, November 2012<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.easternsnow.org\/proceedings\/2002\/021_Whiffen.pdf, One for the History Books: The Winter of 2000-01 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, by Bruce Whiffen (59th Eastern Snow Conference, Stowe, Vermont, 2002)<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2013\/mar\/01\/japan-record-snowfall-not-deepest-ever,\u00a0Japan’s Record Snowfall Still Not the Deepest Ever, Stephen Moss, March 1, 20013<\/p>\n

Freagra\u00ed “A”<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) cos fu\u00e1la<\/strong>, sewing foot (for an “inneall fu\u00e1la<\/strong>“)<\/p>\n

2) feall coise<\/strong>, foot fault (i lead\u00f3g)<\/strong><\/p>\n

3) \u00a0cos sipe,<\/strong> zipper foot\u00a0(don<\/strong> inneall fu\u00e1la freisin<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

4) sciomradh coise sliogairt;<\/strong> pumice foot scrub<\/p>\n

5) bandac\u00fat muc-chosach<\/strong>, pig-footed bandicoot<\/p>\n

6) stop ceithre throigh<\/strong>, four-foot stop (i gceol)<\/strong><\/p>\n

7) l\u00f3is nua ph\u00fadair choise dh\u00edbhola\u00edoch f\u00e9ir l\u00edom\u00f3idigh<\/strong>, new lemongrass deodorizing foot powder lotion (hmm, how is a p\u00fadar<\/strong> (powder) a l\u00f3is<\/strong> (lotion), well, ceist l\u00e1 fearthainne!<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

8) di\u00failic\u00edn goir\u00edneach cosfhlannbhu\u00ed<\/strong>, orange-footed pimpleback (!) mussel,<\/p>\n

9) troighphunt<\/strong>, foot-pound (t\u00e9arma eola\u00edochta)<\/strong><\/p>\n

10) troigh stoca<\/strong>, vamp (front upper part of a stocking; in English, “vamp” is also used for shoes and boots, but in Irish this seems to simply be “uachtar<\/strong>” (“top part,” etc.).<\/p>\n

Freagra\u00ed “B”<\/strong> — phrases that have “foot” in English but not the usual words for “foot” in Irish (cos, troigh<\/strong>):<\/p>\n

1c) ciot\u00f3g<\/strong>, left-footed kicker<\/p>\n

2a) deas\u00f3g<\/strong>, right-footed kicker<\/p>\n

3b) bonnra<\/strong>, footing (of a wall)<\/p>\n

4g) bonnchomhla<\/strong>, foot valve<\/p>\n

5d) galar cr\u00fab is b\u00e9il<\/strong>, foot-and-mouth disease, lit. “hoof-and-mouth disease”<\/p>\n

6e) cr\u00faib\u00edneach<\/strong>, foot rot<\/p>\n

7f) g\u00e9 ghobghearr<\/strong>, pink-footed goose, lit. “short-beaked goose” — so I guess the perspective on the goose is different, depending on language — foot type vs. beak type<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) In the last blog, we looked at the words for “inch” and “foot” (in measurements) in Irish (orlach and troigh).\u00a0 Among other reasons for discussing these measurement terms, a lot of people have been talking about the depth of snow in Boston lately (thart f\u00e1 ch\u00e9ad orlach \u00f3 th\u00fas an gheimhridh).\u00a0 Even that…<\/p>\n

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