{"id":6575,"date":"2015-04-11T19:59:20","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T19:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=6575"},"modified":"2015-10-21T21:23:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T21:23:00","slug":"gnathghiorruchain-i-ngaeilge-everyday-abbreviations-in-irish-not-textese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/gnathghiorruchain-i-ngaeilge-everyday-abbreviations-in-irish-not-textese\/","title":{"rendered":"Gn\u00e1thghiorr\u00fach\u00e1in i nGaeilge: Everyday Abbreviations in Irish (not “textese”)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"Uacht.<\/a>

Uacht. n\u00f3 \u00cdocht. i mB\u00c1C? Is this “Sr\u00e1id U\u00ed Chonaill Uachtarach” or “Sr\u00e1id U\u00ed Chonaill \u00cdochtarach” i mBaile \u00c1tha Cliath? Leid: an bhliain 1964. M\u00e1 t\u00e1 a fhios agat an “uachtarach” n\u00f3 “\u00edochtarach” \u00e9, scr\u00edobh isteach! (grianghraf: http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:O%27Connell_St.,_Dublin_from_Nelson%27s_Pillar,_1964.jpg). Ar nd\u00f3igh, t\u00e1 an freagra le f\u00e1il sa Vic\u00edp\u00e9id agus beidh s\u00e9 ar f\u00e1il anseo sa todhcha\u00ed.<\/p><\/div>\n

Long before we started playing with symbols and phrases like “a#<\/strong>” (for “a thaiscidh,<\/strong>” pronounced “HASH-kee, which means “darling” in Irish), we were using giorr\u00fach\u00e1in<\/strong> for their most basic purpose, to save space on paper and time in writing or typing.\u00a0 Here are a few quite straightforward ones, which you will likely encounter fairly often in written Irish.\u00a0 Some pronunciation tips are included.\u00a0 There is also a glossary below, with some further pronunciation tips.<\/p>\n

B.\u00c1.C.<\/strong> (or often B\u00c1C<\/strong>), Dublin. Baile \u00c1tha Cliath<\/strong>, which obviously bears no resemblance to “Dubh-linn<\/strong>” from which we actually get the word “Dublin”.<\/p>\n

m.sh.<\/strong>, for example (mar shampla<\/strong>) [mahr HAHM-pluh; the “s” is silent]<\/p>\n

lch<\/strong>., page (leathanach<\/strong>) [Ly<\/sup>A-huh-nukh]<\/p>\n

lgh<\/strong>., pages (leathanaigh<\/strong>) [Ly<\/sup>A-huh-nee]<\/p>\n

Uacht<\/strong>., Upper, as in street addresses. \u00a0Short for “uachtarach<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

So “Upper O’Connell Street,” in Irish, is: ___________________________ (freagra th\u00edos<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

\u00cdocht<\/strong>., Lower, as in street addresses. \u00a0Short for “\u00edochtarach<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

So “Lower O’Connell Street,” in Irish, is: ___________________________ (freagra th\u00edos<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

A few that are less traditional, for reasons which will become clear, are “SEIF<\/strong>” and “VEID<\/strong>.” \u00a0If I give you a jumbled word bank of the individual words behind an d\u00e1 acrainm seo<\/strong>, can you sort them out into the actual phrases? \u00a0Freagra\u00ed th\u00edos ar\u00eds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Banc Focal: V\u00edreas Easpa Easpa Imdh\u00edonachta Imdh\u00edonachta Faighte Siondr\u00f3m Daonna<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leid<\/strong>: in Irish, unlike English, both of these acrainmneacha<\/strong> [AK-ran-im-ny<\/sup>uh-khuh] have ceithre litir<\/strong>.\u00a0 In English, one has tr\u00ed litir<\/strong>, the other has ceithre cinn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Are there any giorr\u00fach\u00e1in<\/strong> that you’ve been wondering about, or any favorite texting abbreviations that you like to use in Irish?\u00a0 If so, please send them in in the comments section.\u00a0 SGF — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Sr\u00e1id U\u00ed Chonaill Uachtarach<\/strong>, or as it’s often abbreviated, “Sr\u00e1id U\u00ed Chonaill Uacht.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sr\u00e1id U\u00ed Chonaill \u00cdochtarach<\/strong>, again, typically abbreviated as “Sr\u00e1id U\u00ed Chonaill \u00cdocht.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

SEIF, Siondr\u00f3m Easpa Imdh\u00edonachta Faighte <\/strong>(AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)<\/p>\n

VEID, V\u00edreas Easpa Imdh\u00edonachta Daonna <\/strong>(HIV, Human Immunodeficiency Virus)<\/p>\n

Gluais agus Fuaimni\u00fa:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Baile \u00c1tha Cliath<\/strong>, Dublin, lit. the town of the ford of the hurdle.\u00a0 There are at least three pronunciations: \u00a0BAHL-yuh AW-huh KLEE-uh (very fully articulated), BAHL-yuh KLEE-uh (medium articulated, with the “\u00c1tha<\/strong>” part basically swallowed up), and BLAW-KLEE (very colloquial, kind of like “Fluffya” for, hmm, wanna guess?\u00a0 The freagra<\/strong> is below, underneath the entry for “daonna<\/strong>“). \u00a0“Dubh-linn<\/strong>” means “black pool.”<\/p>\n

\u00d3 Conaill<\/strong>, O’Connell.\u00a0 Becomes “U\u00ed Chonaill<\/strong>” [ee KHUH-nil] to show possession, as in “Street of O’Connell.”\u00a0 Not that O’Connell, or any individual, actually owns\/owned the street, but the same form is used when streets, squares, etc., are named for someone.<\/p>\n

uachtarach<\/strong> [OO-ukh-tur-ukh]<\/p>\n

\u00edochtarach<\/strong> [EE-ukh-tur-ukh]<\/p>\n

siondr\u00f3m<\/strong> [SHIN-drohm]<\/p>\n

easpa<\/strong> [ASS-puh], lack, deficiency<\/p>\n

imdh\u00edonacht<\/strong> [IM-YEE-uh-nukht], usually translated as “immunity,” but sometimes as “immune.”\u00a0 The adjective “immune” is “imdh\u00edonach<\/strong>,” with a typical “-ach” adjective ending.<\/p>\n

imdh\u00edonachta<\/strong> [IM-YEE-uh-nukh-tuh], of immunity<\/p>\n

easpa imdh\u00edonachta<\/strong>, immunodeficiency (NB: a single compound word in English but two separate words in Irish)<\/p>\n

faighte<\/strong> [FAI-chuh; that’s “ai” as in the IPA phonetics symbol \/ai\/, pronounced like the vowel in the following English words: aye, eye, I, my, pie], “acquired,” also “gotten.”\u00a0 Because the English spellings for this sound are so inconsistent, none of them work well\u00a0 for representing the Irish sound, even in a rough pronunciation guide. \u00a0The word “faighte<\/strong>” is based on the verb “faigh<\/strong>” (get, acquire), which sounds more or less like English “fie,” but with a broader “f.”<\/p>\n

v\u00edreas<\/strong> [VEERzh<\/sup>-us], virus<\/p>\n

daonna<\/strong> [DEE-nuh], human.\u00a0 This is the adjective, related to words like “duine<\/strong>” (person), “daoine<\/strong>” (people), “daonna\u00ed<\/strong>” (human being, pl: daonnaithe<\/strong>, human beings), and “daonra<\/strong>” (population)<\/p>\n

Fluffya – some locals’ pronunciation of “Philadelphia.”\u00a0 The same phenomenon happens, it seems, with “Tronno” [i.e. Toronto], right, a Cheanadacha<\/strong>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Long before we started playing with symbols and phrases like “a#” (for “a thaiscidh,” pronounced “HASH-kee, which means “darling” in Irish), we were using giorr\u00fach\u00e1in for their most basic purpose, to save space on paper and time in writing or typing.\u00a0 Here are a few quite straightforward ones, which you will likely encounter…<\/p>\n

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