{"id":7000,"date":"2015-07-31T14:15:19","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T14:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=7000"},"modified":"2015-12-11T19:08:19","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T19:08:19","slug":"broga-vs-buataisi-boots-and-shoes-in-irish-and-some-other-types-of-footwear-to-boot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/broga-vs-buataisi-boots-and-shoes-in-irish-and-some-other-types-of-footwear-to-boot\/","title":{"rendered":"Br\u00f3ga vs. Buatais\u00ed (Boots and Shoes in Irish, and some other types of footwear — to boot)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"Flip<\/a>

Flip fleapanna i meais\u00edn d\u00edola. C\u00e9n uimhir i bhflip fleapanna a chaitheann t\u00fa? (grianghraf: by Francisco Anzola (Flip fop vending machine) [CC BY 2.0 (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)<\/em><\/p><\/div>Which to say — “br\u00f3g<\/strong>” or “buatais<\/strong>“?\u00a0\u00a0 Well, there seems to be some overlap in the terms, as we briefly addressed in the last blog (nasc th\u00edos<\/strong>).\u00a0 There we focused mostly on “buatais\u00ed<\/strong>,” the related word “buatais\u00edn\u00ed<\/strong>” (bootees), and a related word outside the realm of coisbheart<\/strong>, “b\u00faiteanna<\/strong>.”\u00a0 Remember “b\u00faiteanna<\/strong>“?\u00a0 Muna cuimhin leat \u00e9, f\u00e9ach an n\u00f3ta th\u00edos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Let’s start with “br\u00f3g<\/strong>,” first as “shoe,” then with a few examples where “br\u00f3g<\/strong>” may be translated as “boot.” \u00a0A few more “shoe” terms, and then, to wrap up, we’ll review “buatais<\/strong>” and “buatais\u00edn<\/strong>” and consider a few other types of footwear.<\/p>\n

Here are the basics:<\/p>\n

an bhr\u00f3g<\/strong> [un vrohg], the shoe<\/p>\n

na br\u00f3ige<\/strong> [nuh BROH-ig-yuh], of the shoe<\/p>\n

na br\u00f3ga<\/strong>, the shoes<\/p>\n

na mbr\u00f3g<\/strong> [nuh mrohg], of the shoes<\/p>\n

Some of the “shoe” phrases that may be translated as “boot” include:<\/p>\n

br\u00f3ga cnaip\u00ed<\/strong>, button-boots<\/p>\n

br\u00f3ga gr\u00e9asa\u00ed<\/strong>: handmade boots, lit. “cobbler shoes”\u00a0 — hmm, how do we know they’re boots and not simply shoes?<\/p>\n

br\u00f3gchrann<\/strong>, a boot-tree<\/p>\n

br\u00f3ga peile<\/strong>, football boots<\/p>\n

br\u00f3ga marca\u00edochta<\/strong>, riding boots<\/p>\n

Last time we also mentioned “br\u00f3ga troma<\/strong>” (heavy boots) and “br\u00f3ga tairn\u00ed<\/strong>” (hobnailed boots, and I promise, sometime we’ll look at the multiple translations of “hob”).<\/p>\n

“Br\u00f3g ard<\/strong>” seems to pretty specifically mean a “boot.”\u00a0 Literally, it means “high shoe,” which I suppose, by default, is a boot.<\/p>\n

And, of course, there was “Cat i mBr\u00f3ga<\/strong>” (aka Cat na mBr\u00f3g<\/strong> aka Puss in Boots)<\/p>\n

And back to “shoes” as such:<\/p>\n

br\u00f3ig\u00edn<\/strong>, a little shoe, and I think this was a leprechaun’s name in at least one children’s book.<\/p>\n

clib barr\u00e9ille<\/strong>, a shoe-lace tab<\/p>\n

iall br\u00f3ige<\/strong> OR barriall<\/strong>, a shoelace<\/p>\n

ladar br\u00f3ige<\/strong>, a shoe-horn<\/p>\n

And now a quick review of boots and bootees:<\/p>\n

buatais, an bhuatais, na buataise, na buatais\u00ed, na mbuatais\u00ed<\/strong><\/p>\n

buatais\u00edn, an buatais\u00edn, an bhuatais\u00edn, na buatais\u00edn\u00ed, na mbuatais\u00edn\u00ed <\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are a few more useful terms for \u00a0footwear:<\/p>\n

cuar\u00e1\u00edn<\/strong>, sandals<\/p>\n

flip fleapanna<\/strong>, flip-flops<\/p>\n

forbhr\u00f3ga<\/strong>, overshoes<\/p>\n

mi\u00faileanna<\/strong>, mules<\/p>\n

pait\u00edn\u00ed<\/strong>, clogs, pattens<\/p>\n

pamp\u00fata\u00ed<\/strong>, pampooties<\/p>\n

slip\u00e9ir<\/strong>, slippers<\/p>\n

So, that’s the tip of the iceberg for cine\u00e1lacha coisbhirt.\u00a0 <\/strong>But wait, there could be more.\u00a0 Is there an Irish spelling for “mukluk”?\u00a0 That’d be ceist mhaith<\/strong> for the Ceanadaigh ar an liosta seo<\/strong>.\u00a0 A Cheanadacha<\/strong>? \u00a0\u00a0We do have “anorac<\/strong>” and “parca<\/strong>,” the letter “k” being virtually non-existent in Irish, and “\u00edogl\u00fa<\/strong>.”\u00a0 So far, I don’t see anything specifically for “ulu,” “umiak” or “inukshuk,” although I think it would be interesting to talk about them \u00a0— can I go ahead and pluralize them? — *ulunna, *umiakanna,” and *inukshukanna,” as Gaeilge<\/strong>.\u00a0 That pretty much exhausts my working knowledge of Ion\u00faitis<\/strong>.\u00a0 A few of the words I learned from the 1970s-wide-eyed-cute little classic, _Inuk: An\u00a0 Buachaill Eiscimeach<\/strong>_.\u00a0 And a couple of the others I learned either from studying antraipeola\u00f3cht<\/strong> or watching Robert Flaherty’s 1922 film Nanook of the North<\/em>.\u00a0 I know, I know, “Eiscimeach<\/strong>,” or its English original, “Eskimo,” is no longer “DRNDCP” (de r\u00e9ir na dtuairim\u00ed cearta poibl\u00ed<\/strong>, i.e. politically correct), but that’s how the book was written.<\/p>\n

Oh, speaking of “Nanook,” yes, that’s one more word in my st\u00f3ir\u00edn<\/strong> focal Ion\u00faitise<\/strong>.\u00a0 Cialla\u00edonn s\u00e9 “b\u00e9ar b\u00e1n”<\/strong> (polar bear, lit. “white bear”).\u00a0 A closer traslitri\u00fa<\/strong> of the original (like \u14c7\u14c4\u1585, one of several variations), apparently would be “na nuq<\/em>,” which is starting to look suspiciously like Tliong\u00e1inis<\/strong>.\u00a0 But, yes, I guess I digress.\u00a0 Anyway, Irish doesn’t seem to use “polach<\/strong>” to describe polar bears, just “b\u00e1n<\/strong>.”\u00a0 Which takes us back to mukluks (*muclucanna<\/strong>?) and coisbheart<\/strong> in general.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you’re interested in Inuk: An Buachaill Eiscimeach<\/em>, you may be able to find out-of-print copies.\u00a0 The series is by Daniel Bas, was translated into Irish in the 1970s, and includes seven other children: \u00a0Katia, Yukiko, Panchito, Juliana, Hamad, and T\u00e9ana\u00ed.\u00a0 Can you guess which country they’re from?\u00a0 \u00c1bhar blag eile, b’fh\u00e9idir<\/strong>?\u00a0 SGF — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

N\u00f3ta: b\u00fait, an b\u00fait, sa bh\u00fait<\/strong> OR sa mb\u00fait<\/strong> (depending on dialect), na b\u00faiteanna<\/strong>, na mb\u00faiteanna,<\/strong> meaning, in order: boot (of a car), the boot, in the boot, the boots, of the boots.\u00a0 This follows the usage for Ireland, the UK, Australia, and, I suppose, New Zealand.\u00a0 I’m not really sure about other countries where the English language legacy is traditionally British (An India, Singeap\u00f3r, srl.<\/strong>). \u00a0Eolas ag duine ar bith?<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0“Trunc”<\/strong> would be closer to the typical American usage.\u00a0 A lucht labhartha na Gaeilge i gCeanada — c\u00e9 acu is m\u00f3 a deir sibh: b\u00fait n\u00f3 trunc?\u00a0 F\u00e1ilte roimh fhreagra\u00ed agus bu\u00edochas le duine ar bith a scr\u00edobhfadh isteach leis an eolas sin!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Which to say — “br\u00f3g” or “buatais“?\u00a0\u00a0 Well, there seems to be some overlap in the terms, as we briefly addressed in the last blog (nasc th\u00edos).\u00a0 There we focused mostly on “buatais\u00ed,” the related word “buatais\u00edn\u00ed” (bootees), and a related word outside the realm of coisbheart, “b\u00faiteanna.”\u00a0 Remember “b\u00faiteanna“?\u00a0 Muna cuimhin leat…<\/p>\n

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