{"id":6991,"date":"2015-07-28T19:47:48","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T19:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=6991"},"modified":"2015-12-11T19:02:43","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T19:02:43","slug":"buataisi-buataisini-agus-buiteanna-variations-on-a-theme-of-boot-in-irish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/buataisi-buataisini-agus-buiteanna-variations-on-a-theme-of-boot-in-irish\/","title":{"rendered":"Buatais\u00ed, Buatais\u00edn\u00ed, agus B\u00faiteanna: Variations on a theme of “boot” in Irish"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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The usual Irish name for this character is ‘Cat i mBr\u00f3ga’ (aka ‘Cat na mBr\u00f3g’). Hmm, why not ‘Cat i mBuatais\u00ed’? (Illustration issue de Le Ma\u00eetre chat ou le Chat bott\u00e9 de Charles Perrault en 1885, source: https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Chatbott%C3%A91885.jpg from http:\/\/editions.bnf.fr\/objets\/papeterie\/pap_papiers.htm)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

In some previous blog posts (naisc th\u00edos<\/strong>), there were passing references to the Irish words for boot (buatais<\/strong>) and bootees (buatais\u00edn\u00ed<\/strong>).\u00a0 Perhaps this would be a good time to look further into those words and check out “b\u00faiteanna<\/strong>” as well.<\/p>\n

So let’s start with the basics, and then we’ll look at some additional usages.<\/p>\n

For “boot,” in the basic sense of “coisbheart<\/strong>,” we have “buatais<\/strong>” [BOO-uh-tish], and the following forms:<\/p>\n

an bhuatais<\/strong> [un WOO-uh-tish], the boot.\u00a0 The letter “b” changes to “bh” here because the word is grammatically feminine.<\/p>\n

na buataise<\/strong> [nuh BOO-uh-tish-uh], of the boot (dath na buataise<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

na buatais\u00ed<\/strong> [nuh BOO-uh-tish-ee], the boots<\/p>\n

na mbuatais\u00ed<\/strong> [nuh MOO-uh-tish-ee], of the boots (dath na mbuatais\u00ed<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Sometimes, the even more familiar word “br\u00f3g<\/strong>” (shoe) can be translated as “boot,” so there is some flexibility in the definition, as the illustration (Cat i mBr\u00f3ga<\/strong> aka Cat na mBr\u00f3g<\/strong>) shows.\u00a0 Generally (but not always), when “br\u00f3g<\/strong>” means “boot,” there seems to be further description that would suggest heavier footwear.\u00a0 Examples include “br\u00f3ga troma<\/strong>” (heavy boots) or “br\u00f3ga tairn\u00ed<\/strong>” (hobnailed boots, lit. “nailed shoes” or “shoes of nails”).\u00a0 What’s that “hob” part of “hobnailed” all about anyway? — \u00e1bhar blag eile, is d\u00f3cha<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

And now, “bootees,” that is, baby’s bootees, not the “bootees” one might shake while dancing (at least according to K. C. and the Sunshine Band).\u00a0 And not a pirate’s booty, which has the “-ies” ending in the plural, and which in Irish would typically be “creach<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

an buatais\u00edn<\/strong>, the bootee.\u00a0 Note that the word is now masculine, because of the “-\u00edn” ending, so just a regular broad “b” here<\/p>\n

an bhuatais\u00edn<\/strong>, of the bootee (dath an bhuatais\u00edn<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

na buatais\u00edn\u00ed<\/strong>, the bootees<\/p>\n

na mbuatais\u00edn\u00ed<\/strong>, of the bootees (dath na mbuatais\u00edn\u00ed<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

And finally, we have the “boot of the car,” at least in Ireland and Britain.<\/p>\n

an b\u00fait<\/strong> [almost like “boot” in English but with the broad Irish “b” and the slender Irish “t”, which has a slight “tch” quality to it, so, approximately, “un bootch”].<\/p>\n

an bh\u00fait<\/strong> [un wootch], of the boot (claib\u00edn an bh\u00fait<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

na b\u00faiteanna<\/strong> [nuh BOOTCH-uh-nuh], the (car) boots<\/p>\n

na mb\u00faiteanna<\/strong> [nuh MOOTCH-uh-nuh], of the (car) boots (l\u00e1n na mb\u00faiteanna de bhuatais\u00edn\u00ed agus de bhuatais\u00ed<\/strong>).\u00a0 And that tongue-twisterish phrase means “the full of the (car) boots of bootees and boots.”\u00a0 And if the boots and bootees have been obtained through plundering or looting, we would have boots-full of boots and bootees booty!<\/p>\n

So, what to say if you’re an American and generally refer to the “trunk” of the car?\u00a0 Most Irish sources will tell you it’s “b\u00fait<\/strong>” but “trunc<\/strong>” is increasingly recognized, at least in the Irish-speaking diaspora.\u00a0 At least, the American part of it.\u00a0 My guess is that the Australian part of the diaspora sticks to “b\u00fait<\/strong>.”\u00a0 The older Irish dictionaries generally don’t mention cars at all when discussing “trunks”.\u00a0 There are lots of other words for “trunk,” besides “trunc<\/strong>” for clothes and elephants and (formerly, I suppose) phone calls (truncghlaonna<\/strong>, which could also be “cianghlaonna<\/strong>“).\u00a0 Other “trunk” words include \u00a0“colainn<\/strong>” or “cabhail<\/strong>” for the body, “stoc<\/strong>” for the body or for trees, “tamhan<\/strong>” also for trees (and it also means “stock” or “stem”), and “m\u00f3r<\/strong>” (lit. “big”) for roads (“m\u00f3rbh\u00f3ithre<\/strong>,” and why were they “trunk” anyway? \u00c1bhar blag eile<\/strong>!).\u00a0 But none of the other words for “trunk” (that is, aside from “trunc<\/strong>” itself) have any connections to car boots \/trunks<\/p>\n

And what to say if you’re an American talking to another American in Irish but in America with American frames of reference? \u00a0B\u00fait n\u00f3 trunc<\/strong>?\u00a0 Use your judgment, I assume.\u00a0 It’s kind of like the “first floor\/ground floor” dilemma.\u00a0 If you’re speaking Irish in America do you say “an ch\u00e9ad url\u00e1r<\/strong>” when in your mind it’s “an dara hurl\u00e1r<\/strong>“? \u00a0That question has me mildly, um, floored\u00a0 <fuaim ochaidh<\/strong>>! \u00a0We can always use “url\u00e1r na tal\u00fan<\/strong>” for “ground floor,” to be clear, but then is the second floor really the third floor?\u00a0 Or vice versa?\u00a0 Bhuel , sin an iomarca don bhlagmh\u00edr seo.\u00a0 B’fh\u00e9idir am \u00e9igin eile.\u00a0 SGF — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

PS: Sorry, couldn’t really get into some additional boot-related vocabulary here, like “b\u00fat\u00e1il<\/strong>” and “athbh\u00fat\u00e1il<\/strong>” for reasons of space.\u00a0 Maybe yet another blog post sa todhcha\u00ed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

PSS: Kudos to anyone who can write in and tell us what “dr\u00e1r ceathr\u00fan<\/strong>” has to do with today’s topic, however marginal the connection.<\/p>\n

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

https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/treoir-don-treoir-a-guide-to-the-guide-for-pronunciation\/, Treoir don Treoir: A Guide to the Guide (for Pronunciation)<\/a>.\u00a0 Posted on 25. Jul, 2010 by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a> (passing reference to bootees)<\/p>\n

https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/ag-seinm-uirlisi-ceoil-o-alpchorn-go-xileafon-alpenhorn-to-xylophone-in-irish-pt-4-triantan-go-xileafon\/, Ag seinm uirlis\u00ed ceoil, \u00f3 alpchorn go xileaf\u00f3n (Alpenhorn to Xylophone in Irish): Pt. 4: Triant\u00e1n go xileaf\u00f3n<\/a>.\u00a0 Posted on 29. Mar, 2015 by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a> (passing reference to “boots”)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) In some previous blog posts (naisc th\u00edos), there were passing references to the Irish words for boot (buatais) and bootees (buatais\u00edn\u00ed).\u00a0 Perhaps this would be a good time to look further into those words and check out “b\u00faiteanna” as well. So let’s start with the basics, and then we’ll look at some additional…<\/p>\n

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