{"id":6653,"date":"2015-05-05T20:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T20:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=6653"},"modified":"2015-08-17T21:26:42","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T21:26:42","slug":"when-is-hanging-not-based-on-croch-in-irish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/when-is-hanging-not-based-on-croch-in-irish\/","title":{"rendered":"When is ‘hanging’ not based on ‘croch’ in Irish"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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‘crochta’ n\u00f3 ‘ar crochadh’ n\u00f3 ‘l\u00e9ibheannach’ i nGaeilge? Agus c\u00e1 bhfuil siad? Na freagra\u00ed? L\u00e9igh leat! http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon.jpg, fearann poibl\u00ed)<\/p><\/div>\n

Well, the flip side of our title would be, “When the word ‘croch<\/strong>‘ is<\/em> used to indicate hanging in Irish.”\u00a0 So this blog will deal with a little of both, some typical phrases with “crochta<\/strong>” or “ar crochadh<\/strong>,” and some phrases that use “hanging” in English but completely different words in Irish.\u00a0 And, just as a little spoiler, we’ll end up taking a brief linguistic trip back in time to “An Bhabl\u00f3in<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

Remember, the basic meanings of the verb “croch<\/strong>” [say “krokh”] include:<\/p>\n

hang, hoist, raise up, lift, carry, throw down (in cards), clear off, dangle, droop, and crucify (when used with “ar chrois<\/strong>“)<\/p>\n

With “crochta<\/strong>” [KROKH-tuh] we have:<\/p>\n

babhla crochta<\/strong>, [BOW-luh, with the “-ow” like “cow” or “now” …] a hanging bowl<\/p>\n

droichead crochta<\/strong>, a suspension bridge<\/p>\n

geata crochta<\/strong>, a portcullis, lit. a “hanging gate”<\/p>\n

inneall crochta<\/strong>, an outboard engine<\/p>\n

oighearshruth crochta<\/strong> [OY-ur-hruh, with the “g,” s,” and “t” silent], a hanging glacier<\/p>\n

planda crochta<\/strong>, a pendant plant<\/p>\n

taca crochta<\/strong>, a flying buttress (not that the buttress really flies, of course–rather, I guess, we’d say, it hangs)<\/p>\n

url\u00e1r crochta<\/strong>, a raised (“hung”) floor<\/p>\n

And with feminine singular nouns, the form\u00a0 is “chrochta<\/strong>” [KHROKH-tuh] as in:<\/p>\n

caint chrochta<\/strong>, affected speech<\/p>\n

mala chrochta<\/strong>, a steep incline, and yes, “mala<\/strong>” also does mean “eyebrow,” but presumably context clarifies the distinction!\u00a0 And this is definitely not the word “m\u00e1la<\/strong>,” which means “bag,” and which most people probably learn before learning “incline” or “eyebrow.”<\/p>\n

f\u00e1na chrochta<\/strong>, a steep decline or downward slope<\/p>\n

Other items are typically described as “ar crochadh<\/strong>” [erzh KROKH-uh] as in<\/p>\n

bl\u00e1thchise\u00e1n ar crochadh<\/strong> [BLAW-Hy<\/sup>ISH-awn …], a hanging flower-basket (from “bl\u00e1th<\/strong>,” flower + “cise\u00e1n<\/strong>,” basket; when combined the initial “c” is lenited and so is not pronounced).<\/p>\n

ceithearnach ar crochadh<\/strong> [Ky<\/sup>E-hirzh-nukh], a hanging pawn, in chess (a “ceithearnach<\/strong>” being a “kern” or “foot-soldier”)<\/p>\n

And when is “hanging” in English not “hanging” in Irish?\u00a0 Here are a couple of examples:<\/p>\n

slapar<\/strong>, a hanging branch, also a loose garment or fold of skin, a cow’s dewlap, or, in horticulture, a slip (a small cutting of a plant, as used for ‘beang\u00fa<\/strong>,’ grafting)<\/p>\n

taip\u00e9is bhalla<\/strong> [TAP-aysh WAHL-uh], a hanging tapestry or wall-hanging, lit. a wall tapestry<\/p>\n

And, as promised, touching down in ancient Babylon,<\/p>\n

Gaird\u00edn\u00ed L\u00e9ibheann na Babl\u00f3ine<\/strong>, lit. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, lit. the Gardens (of) Terraces (of) the Babylon, using “l\u00e9ibheann<\/strong>,” a level space, terrace, or platform, as seen in “saothr\u00fa l\u00e9ibheannach<\/strong>” (agriculture on terraces), although a “terrace house” is usually “teach<\/strong> sraithe<\/strong>,” using “sraith<\/strong>” (series, ply, row, tier, etc.), not “l\u00e9ibheann<\/strong>.”\u00a0 As I understand it, “terraced” is a better description of those gaird\u00edn\u00ed Babl\u00f3nacha<\/strong>, anyway–they weren’t really “hanging” as such.<\/p>\n

The term “terraced house” isn’t usually used in the US (not sure about Canada– a Cheanadacha<\/strong>?) but the closest equivalent would be the “rowhouse,” also a “teach sraithe<\/strong>” in Irish.\u00a0 But the term “terraced housing” emphasizes the presence of small gardens in the front of the house whereas a typical row house will open right onto the street.<\/p>\n

I’ve sometimes wondered, when the Herman’s Hermits’ song, “No Milk Today,” was popular in the US, whether the young American aficionados of the song really understood the reference to terracing in the line,<\/p>\n

“But all that’s left is a place dark and lonely
\nA terraced house in a mean street back of town
\nBecomes a shrine when I think of you only
\nJust two up two down.”<\/p>\n

Anyway, back to “hang” itself.\u00a0 \u00a0As for the colloquialism, “hanged if I know,” most equivalent phrases in Irish don’t reference “hanging” at all.\u00a0 Some equivalents are “N\u00edl bar\u00fail agamsa<\/strong>” (I haven’t got an idea), and a little more dramatically, “Dheamhan a fhios agamsa<\/strong>”\u00a0 or “Diabhal a fhios agamsa<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

Well, hang it all (mo dhiom\u00fa air!<\/strong>), it’s about time to wrap up this blog.\u00a0 Hope you found it helpful.\u00a0 – SGF – R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Well, the flip side of our title would be, “When the word ‘croch‘ is used to indicate hanging in Irish.”\u00a0 So this blog will deal with a little of both, some typical phrases with “crochta” or “ar crochadh,” and some phrases that use “hanging” in English but completely different words in Irish.\u00a0 And…<\/p>\n

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