{"id":7110,"date":"2015-09-18T16:44:03","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T16:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=7110"},"modified":"2015-10-19T02:57:45","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T02:57:45","slug":"some-irish-words-starting-with-the-letter-x-part-2-of-2-xileafon-agus-xifisteirneam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/some-irish-words-starting-with-the-letter-x-part-2-of-2-xileafon-agus-xifisteirneam\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Irish Words Starting with the Letter ‘X’ (Part 2 of 2): xileaf\u00f3n agus xifisteirneam"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

As you might recall, the most recent blagmh\u00edr<\/strong> here was “Some Irish Words Starting with the Letter ‘X’ (Part 1 of 2)” (nasc th\u00edos).\u00a0<\/strong> Today we’ll look at Part 2, Irish words beginning with “x” where the single letter “x” isn’t<\/em>\u00a0a prefix.\u00a0 In other words, this is not<\/em> the post dealing with words like x-gha, x-ghathaigh, x-chr\u00f3mas\u00f3m<\/strong>, and, however small its cyberfootprint, “x-chomhad<\/strong>” (as in the cl\u00e1r teilif\u00edse<\/strong>, which, in Irish, would be Na X-Chomhaid<\/em><\/strong>, if it were translated into Irish.\u00a0 I haven’t seen it in Irish yet.\u00a0 If you have, please let us know).<\/p>\n

Here we’ll look at some samples from the other small group of “x” words, those that have usually have a “z” sound in English (xylophone, which is a reasonably useful vocabulary word, and xiphisternum, because I can’t resist it!).\u00a0 There really aren’t that many more, unless we start talking about xeranthemum and xonotlite crystals.<\/p>\n

xileaf\u00f3n<\/strong>.\u00a0 If we adapt the IPA in Focl\u00f3ir P\u00f3ca<\/em> to a more everyday transcription sound, the pronunciation would be indicated as “ZHIL-yuh-fohn,” with the “zh” as in “pleasure” or “leisure.”\u00a0 Virtually nothing in English is spelled actually spelled “zh,” so, yes, we’re using “zh” to represent the letter “x” in Irish, a sound that is represented by an “s” in English (one of at least 4 ways the letter “s” can be pronounced in English!).\u00a0 I never said it wasn’t convoluted!\u00a0 The actual Irish-modified IPA, \u00a0in Focl\u00f3ir P\u00f3ca<\/em>, in case you’re interested, is \/’z\u0384<\/em>il\u0384\u04d9\u037afo:n\/, with the vertical tic marks indicating stress, the slanted tic marks indicating slenderness, and the colon indicating a long vowel.<\/p>\n

As for “zh,” apparently we do have the spelling in English for the Russian place name and surname “Zhdanov” and a handful of other words transcribed from Cyrillic, but not much else.\u00a0\u00a0 So would that mean that the Irish spelling of “Zhdanov” (if such a spelling existed), would be ” *Xdeanof<\/strong>“?\u00a0 Or would we go the “Zhuang<\/em>” to “Siu\u00e1ingis<\/strong>” route and do ” *Sdeanof<\/strong>“?\u00a0 Just askin’!\u00a0 OMD<\/strong>, and what’s the Irish for “zhdanovism,” which I didn’t realize existed until just now.\u00a0 Apparently the French is “Jdanovisme<\/em>” and the Italian drops the “h” altogether, with “zdanovismo<\/em>,” so the Irish would be … bhuel, cuardach do l\u00e1 na coise tinne<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I emphasize all of that “zh” business because I’ve also heard “xileaf\u00f3n<\/strong>” pronounced in Irish with the same “z” as in English.\u00a0 That means the only major differences between the English and the Irish versions would be the slight slenderness of the “l” in the Irish version and whether the “i” is like English “ill” or like “tile.”\u00a0 \u00a0Endless food for thought!\u00a0 Someday I’ll have to look into other versions of the word “xylophone” around the world.\u00a0 It will be fun to see what, happens to the initial “x.”\u00a0 So far, I’ve noted “xilofono,” “ksylofon,” <\/em>and “saylopon,”<\/em> but of course, that’s really another project for “l\u00e1 na coise tinne<\/strong>,” and may not even make it back into this blog.\u00a0 And it would be interesting to see if any languages (\u00cdoslainnis, b’fh\u00e9idir<\/strong>) break it down into its component parts, which for Irish would render it something like ” *adhmadghuth<\/strong>” or ” *adhmadfhuaim<\/strong>.”\u00a0 I’m using the “r\u00e9ilt\u00edn\u00ed<\/strong>” as usual to indicate unattested words.<\/p>\n

As for “xifisteirneam<\/strong>,” the pronunciation would be “ZHI-fih-SHTERzh<\/sup>-ny<\/sup>um,” and please do let me know the next time that pops up in your daily small talk!\u00a0 Of course, if you are an “ortaip\u00e9id\u00ed<\/strong>” or some other related medical practitioner, it might well be everyday linguistic fare.<\/p>\n

Before we close, you might be happy to know that “xylography” in Irish is “adhmadghrafa\u00edocht<\/strong>,” so you don’t even have to worry about an initial “x” sound there!\u00a0 SGF — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nasc:\u00a0Some Irish Words Starting with the Letter \u2018X\u2019 (Part 1 of 2)<\/a>\u00a0Posted on 14. Sep, 2015 by r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a> in Irish Language<\/a>,\u00a0https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/some-irish-words-starting-with-the-letter-x-part-1-of-2\/<\/p>\n

Iarsmaoineamh<\/strong>: I wonder, if The X-Files<\/em>\u00a0were translated into Irish, would we pronounced “Na X-Chomhaid<\/strong>” as “nuh HEKS-KHOH-widj” or “nuh EKS-KHOH-widj.”\u00a0\u00a0 In other words, would we add the inserted h-sound as we would for “na heilifint\u00ed<\/strong>” or “na heitle\u00e1in<\/strong>“?\u00a0 Hmmm…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) As you might recall, the most recent blagmh\u00edr here was “Some Irish Words Starting with the Letter ‘X’ (Part 1 of 2)” (nasc th\u00edos).\u00a0 Today we’ll look at Part 2, Irish words beginning with “x” where the single letter “x” isn’t\u00a0a prefix.\u00a0 In other words, this is not the post dealing with words…<\/p>\n

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