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

Remember the abbreviations “lch.<\/strong>” and “lgh.<\/strong>“?\u00a0 How would you say them out loud if you encountered them in a page of Irish text?\u00a0 \u00a0We saw them in a blog originally posted here on April 20, 2015 (nasc th\u00edos<\/strong>) and recently reposted (http:\/\/ow.ly\/QPmCU<\/a>).<\/p>\n

No great mysteries here.<\/p>\n

The abbreviation “lch.<\/strong>”\u00a0 stands for “leathanach<\/strong>” ([Ly<\/sup>A-huh-nukh], a page)<\/p>\n

The abbreviation “lgh.<\/strong>” stands for “leathanaigh<\/strong>” ([Ly<\/sup>A-huh-nukh], pages)<\/p>\n

Let’s look at some more forms of this word:<\/p>\n

an leathanach<\/strong>, the page<\/p>\n

an leathanaigh<\/strong>, of the page (barr an leathanaigh<\/strong>, the top of the page; l\u00e1r an leathanaigh<\/strong>, middle of the page; bun an leathanaigh<\/strong>, the bottom of the page)<\/p>\n

na leathanaigh<\/strong>, the pages (looks like the form just given above)<\/p>\n

na leathanach<\/strong>, of the pages (imill na leathanach<\/strong>, the margins of the pages, same “-ach” ending as the basic form)<\/p>\n

If you want to say the number of the page, you use the same form as when saying phone numbers, telling time, etc., i.e. the “maoluimhreacha<\/strong>.”\u00a0 Some examples:<\/p>\n

leathanach a haon<\/strong>, page one (as opposed to “an ch\u00e9ad leathanach<\/strong>,” the first page)<\/p>\n

leathanach a d\u00f3<\/strong>, page two (as opposed to “an dara leathanach<\/strong>,” the second page, sometimes given as “an d\u00f3\u00fa leathanach<\/strong>“)<\/p>\n

leathanach a tr\u00ed<\/strong>, page three (as opposed to “an tr\u00ed\u00fa leathanach<\/strong>,” the third page)<\/p>\n

And speaking of page numbers, how about: C\u00e9 mh\u00e9ad leathanach at\u00e1 sa leabhar sin<\/strong>? (How many pages are in that book?).\u00a0 And here’s a few for you to match up.\u00a0 Of course, the numbers could change according to different editions, but these should stand out as among the world’s longest books (leabhartha, n\u00ed sraitheanna, d\u00e1la an sc\u00e9il<\/strong>–that would be opening up a real Pandora’s box of book lore).\u00a0 I’ve translated the titles into Irish, le haghaidh an d\u00fashl\u00e1in<\/strong> [le hi un DOO-HLAW-in], even though, fad m’eolais<\/strong>, Irish versions of these tomes don’t exit (yet!).\u00a0 Care to let us know if you’ve read any of them?\u00a0 We’d love to know!<\/p>\n

Banc Teideal: \u00a0Cogadh agus S\u00edoch\u00e1in, Greann Neamhthoranta, Ar Lorg Am Caillte<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Na leathanaigh: a) 3031 leathanach\u00a0\u00a0 b) 1079 leathanach\u00a0\u00a0 c) 1440 leathanach<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leideanna uait?\u00a0 Cogadh agus S\u00edoch\u00e1in<\/em> le Leo Tolstoy, Greann Neamhtheoranta<\/em> le David Foster Wallace, Ar Lorg Am Caillte<\/em> le Marcel Proust<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are a couple more examples of the word “page,” including a Stephen King quote, which I’ve translated into Irish.\u00a0 Does it sound familiar?<\/p>\n

“N\u00e1 tar ar n\u00f3s cuma liom go dt\u00ed an leathanach b\u00e1n<\/strong>.”\u00a0 (Stephen King). \u00a0“Ar n\u00f3s cuma liom<\/strong>” here means “lightly;” literally it means “in a manner of indifference to me.”\u00a0 “B\u00e1n<\/strong>,” literally “white,” here means “blank.”\u00a0 So the line, as King famously expressed it in English, is “Come to it any way but lightly. Let me say it again: you must not come lightly to the blank page<\/em>.” \u00a0(http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2011\/12\/28\/famous-authors_n_1165816.html).\u00a0 \u00a0By the way, although it has always struck me as a bit strange, the phrase “ar n\u00f3s cuma liom<\/strong>” is basically fossilized with “liom<\/strong>” (i.e. with “me”), no matter who the reference is to (you, him, etc.).\u00a0 Having said that, apparently it does occur occasionally with the various forms of “le<\/strong>” (leat, leis, l\u00e9i, linn, libh, leo<\/strong>).\u00a0 In the plural, for “blank pages,” we would have lenition plus the plural ending: leathanaigh bh\u00e1na<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Leathanaigh \u00d3rga<\/strong>, golden pages, equivalent to the Yellow Pages in the United States<\/p>\n

leathanach Facebook<\/strong> — tempting as is may be to try a compound word such as ” *aghaidhleabhar<\/strong>,” keeping the word “Facebook” in English seems to be the accepted usage.<\/p>\n

And finally, some extra phrases with the words “page” or “pages.”\u00a0 Can you fill in the extra words needed for these?\u00a0 There will be a duplicate for one blank.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. a) leathanach<\/strong> _________ (home page)<\/li>\n
  2. b) leathanach<\/strong> _________ (title page)<\/li>\n
  3. c) an _____ leathanach eile<\/strong> (the next page)<\/li>\n
  4. d) briseadh ______ leathanaigh<\/strong> (page break)<\/li>\n
  5. e) leathanach<\/strong> ____________ OR____________ (cache or cached page)<\/li>\n
  6. f) _________(-)leathanach<\/strong> (half page); NB: The fleisc\u00edn<\/strong> may or may not remain in the final answer depending on what prefix is used.<\/li>\n
  7. g) an leathanach<\/strong> __________ (the last page)<\/li>\n
  8. h) __________ na leathanach<\/strong> (the pagination)<\/li>\n
  9. i) __________ leathanach an leabhair sin<\/strong> (the pagination of that book)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And for good measure, here’s a phrase that uses “page” in English but not in Irish:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. k) T\u00e1 muid go l\u00e9ir ar ____(-)thuiscint<\/strong>; NB: The fleisc\u00edn<\/strong> may or may not remain in the final answer depending on what prefix is used.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Hopefully that was informative but fun.\u00a0 Sl\u00e1n go f\u00f3ill — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

        \n
      1. a)<\/strong> leathanach baile<\/strong> (home page)<\/li>\n
      2. b) leathanach teidil<\/strong> (title page)<\/li>\n
      3. c)<\/strong> an ch\u00e9ad leathanach eile<\/strong> (the next page)<\/li>\n
      4. d) briseadh idir leathanaigh<\/strong> (page break, lit. break between pages)<\/li>\n
      5. e) leathanach taisce<\/strong> OR taiscthe<\/strong> (cache or cached page)<\/li>\n
      6. f) leathleathanach<\/strong> (half page) — that’s fun to say! Did you notice that the fleisc\u00edn<\/strong> isn’t needed? If the prefix is “leath-<\/strong>,” we’d only keep the fleisc\u00edn<\/strong> if the core word began with a “t” as in “leath-thon<\/strong> (semitone) or “leath-thonna<\/strong>” (half-ton)<\/li>\n
      7. g) an leathanach deireanach<\/strong> (the last page)<\/li>\n
      8. h) uimhri\u00fa na leathanach<\/strong> (the pagination)<\/li>\n
      9. i) uimhri\u00fa leathanach an leabhair sin<\/strong> (the pagination of that book)<\/li>\n
      10. k)<\/strong> T\u00e1 muid go l\u00e9ir ar comhthuiscint<\/strong>. (We are all on the same page, lit. We are all on “co-understanding”). Again, no fleisc\u00edn<\/strong>.\u00a0 We’d only have the fleisc\u00edn<\/strong> if the core word began with an “m” and examples of that with “comh<\/strong>” seem to be pretty scarce.\u00a0 In theory, we should have “comh-mh\u00e1mas<\/strong>” ([KOH-WAWM-us], wedlock), but actually the only examples I find of that break the rule and don’t have the hyphen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Nasc<\/strong>: Gn\u00e1thghiorr\u00fach\u00e1in i nGaeilge: Everyday Abbreviations in Irish (not \u201ctextese\u201d)<\/a> Posted on 11. Apr, 2015 by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a> (https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/gnathghiorruchain-i-ngaeilge-everyday-abbreviations-in-irish-not-textese\/)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        (le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Remember the abbreviations “lch.” and “lgh.“?\u00a0 How would you say them out loud if you encountered them in a page of Irish text?\u00a0 \u00a0We saw them in a blog originally posted here on April 20, 2015 (nasc th\u00edos) and recently reposted (http:\/\/ow.ly\/QPmCU). No great mysteries here. The abbreviation “lch.”\u00a0 stands for “leathanach” ([LyA-huh-nukh]…<\/p>\n

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