{"id":7050,"date":"2015-08-25T18:52:35","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T18:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=7050"},"modified":"2015-08-28T13:46:04","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T13:46:04","slug":"speaking-of-na-coid-phoist-how-about-letters-and-parcels-in-irish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/speaking-of-na-coid-phoist-how-about-letters-and-parcels-in-irish\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking of ‘Na C\u00f3id Phoist,’ How about ‘Letters’ and ‘Parcels’ in Irish"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

This summer saw the launch of the new Irish postal code system, kerfluffle and all, which we discussed in a previous blog.<\/p>\n

So let’s get postal now with some other mail-related vocabulary.<\/p>\n

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  1. a) litir<\/strong>–this word is quite clearly related to “letter,” which is exactly what it means. It can be “letter” as in a portion of the alphabet or a “letter” referring to font type (e.g. litir dhubh <\/strong>or litreacha iod\u00e1lacha<\/strong>–note the “litir bheag<\/strong>” for “iod\u00e1lacha<\/strong>,” since here it means “italic,” not “Italian,” as such).\u00a0 And it can also be a letter as in mail that one sends to someone.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here are the basic forms:<\/p>\n

    an litir<\/strong>, the letter<\/p>\n

    na litreach<\/strong>, of the letter.\u00a0 Sampla: dath na litreach<\/strong>, more likely referring to dath an d\u00faigh<\/strong>, or these days, dath an ton\u00f3ra<\/strong>, but I suppose it could also refer to dath an ph\u00e1ip\u00e9arachais<\/strong>, perhaps a nice “osbhu\u00ed \u00e9adrom<\/strong>” or a distinguished shade of “gloine na tr\u00e1<\/strong>,” as we might see advertised by comhlachta\u00ed st\u00e1isean\u00f3ireachta<\/strong>, Crane & Co., mar shampla<\/strong>, or by comhlachta\u00ed p\u00e9inte<\/strong>, Benjamin Moore, mar shampla<\/strong> (if they advertised in Irish, that is).\u00a0 Cad iad na dathanna sin, ar aon chaoi?\u00a0 Freagra\u00ed th\u00edos.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    na litreacha<\/strong>, the letters; Sampla: Ar chuir t\u00fa na litreacha sa phost?<\/strong><\/p>\n

    na litreach<\/strong>, of the letters.\u00a0 Sampla: N\u00ed maith liom ci\u00fata\u00ed na litreach sin sa chl\u00f3fhoireann <\/strong>“Palace”.\u00a0 T\u00e1 siad r\u00f3fhruigise\u00e1ilte.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Here are a few combinations:<\/p>\n

    litir aitheantais<\/strong>, a letter of introduction<\/p>\n

    litreacha r\u00f3mh\u00e1nacha<\/strong>, roman letters<\/p>\n

    tr\u00e9adlitir<\/strong>, a pastoral letter<\/p>\n

    b) Hmm, not much room left for “parcels,” but here’s the bare bones:<\/p>\n

    an beart<\/strong>, the parcel (also “the bundle”)<\/p>\n

    an bhirt<\/strong>, of the parcel<\/p>\n

    na bearta<\/strong>, the parcels<\/p>\n

    na mbeart<\/strong>, of the parcels<\/p>\n

    Since “beart<\/strong>” has many other meanings beside “parcel” and “bundle,” you might want to be more specific and use “beart\u00e1n<\/strong>” (parcel, small bundle), as least when it applies, i.e. not if you’re mailing someone a print\u00e9ir 3T (tr\u00edthoiseach) <\/strong>or a similarly big package.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0So what else can “beart<\/strong>” mean, wearing its different semantic hats? \u00a0Freagra\u00ed th\u00edos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    Bhuel<\/strong>, these days, most of us probably don’t send many litreacha<\/strong> as such, but, if you’re so inclined, a “n\u00f3ta tr\u00e1chta<\/strong>” is always appreciated.\u00a0 Hope you’ve been enjoying the blog. — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Nasc:<\/strong> C\u00f3id Phoist\u00a0 \u2013 faoi dheireadh\u00a0 ach c\u00e9n costas don teanga?<\/strong>\u00a0 (The New Irish Postal Codes)<\/a> Posted on 22. Jul, 2015 by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a> (https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/coid-phoist-faoi-dheireadh-ach-cen-costas-don-teanga-the-new-irish-postal-codes\/)<\/p>\n

    Gluais:<\/strong> ci\u00fata<\/strong>, flourish; cl\u00f3fhoireann<\/strong>, font, lit. type-team\/set; fruigise\u00e1ilte<\/strong>, flourishy, affected; r\u00f3mh\u00e1nach<\/strong>, roman (traditionally, lower case was used for things not specifically of Rome, like letters or numbers; now you may see upper or lower case; for a “Roman” person, it’s always capitalized, “R\u00f3mh\u00e1nach<\/strong>.”\u00a0 And remember, in the middle, it’s “-mh-” with a “w” sound, not like the m” in “Roman” itself);<\/p>\n

    Maidir le “tr\u00e9ad”<\/strong>: herd, flock, congregation.\u00a0 Can refer to animals, as in tr\u00e9ad caorach<\/strong> or tr\u00e9adlia<\/strong>, or to people, as in “congregation.”\u00a0 “Congregation,” however, can also be, and probably more typically is, “pobal<\/strong>.”\u00a0 In a very figurative use, we can say, “an t-aoire agus a thr\u00e9ad<\/strong>” (the shepherd and his flock).\u00a0 Sometimes “tr\u00e9ad<\/strong>” can refer to both animals and people, at least by implication, as in imdh\u00edonacht tr\u00e9ada<\/strong> (herd immunity).<\/p>\n

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

    osbhu\u00ed \u00e9adrom<\/strong>, ecru; without the “\u00e9adrom<\/strong>” (light), we’d simply have “osbhu\u00ed<\/strong>” (fawn-colored).\u00a0 “Os<\/strong>?”\u00a0 Think “Ois\u00edn<\/strong>,” or, i mB\u00e9arla<\/strong>, Ossian.\u00a0 Anyone remember the meaning of the this name or how it relates to the Fionn Mac Cumhail story?<\/p>\n

    gloine na tr\u00e1<\/strong>, beach glass, and yes, that’s a color, and a very distinguished looking one at that, to judge by Crane’s p\u00e1ip\u00e9arachas gn\u00f3<\/strong>.\u00a0 Roll over, gn\u00e1thliath<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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

    covering, garment (coisbheart, bl\u00e9inbheart, srl.<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

    move (in a game), plan, action (Is minic a chuaigh beart thar \u00fadar<\/strong>, i.e. Homer sometimes nods)<\/p>\n

    byte (gigibhear<\/strong>t)<\/p>\n

    and there’s always the coincidentally similarly spelled<\/p>\n

    beart<\/strong>, a berth in a boat or ship (i mbeart<\/strong>, berthed)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    (le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) This summer saw the launch of the new Irish postal code system, kerfluffle and all, which we discussed in a previous blog. So let’s get postal now with some other mail-related vocabulary. a) litir–this word is quite clearly related to “letter,” which is exactly what it means. It can be “letter” as in…<\/p>\n

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