{"id":7144,"date":"2015-09-25T19:42:15","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T19:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=7144"},"modified":"2018-08-17T21:26:06","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T21:26:06","slug":"catching-some-z-words-in-irish-what-are-the-others-besides-zu-and-zunna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/catching-some-z-words-in-irish-what-are-the-others-besides-zu-and-zunna\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching Some ‘Z-Words’ in Irish: What Are The Others besides ‘Z\u00fa’ and ‘Z\u00fanna’?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Bhuel<\/strong>, we’ve recently looked at Irish words starting with the letters v, w, x, and y.\u00a0 So logically enough, it’s time now to catch some zzz’s.\u00a0 Oops, not to put you to sleep, that is, but just to round up some examples.\u00a0 As with w, x, and y, there aren’t really that many examples, so we’ll make quite a dent in the total in today’s blog.<\/p>\n

In previous blog posts, we’ve discussed “z\u00fam\u00e1il<\/strong>” and “zeitibheart<\/strong>,” so let’s look at a few other z-words today.<\/p>\n

Of course, there’s “z\u00fa<\/strong>” (plural: z\u00fanna<\/strong>), which we might expect.\u00a0 This word seems to be pretty similar in many languages, mostly going back to the Greek “z\u00f4ion<\/em>” (animal).\u00a0 Some samples, from teangacha eile<\/strong>, are given below (sa n\u00f3ta<\/strong>), in case you’re interested.<\/p>\n

Curiously, there are two words for zoology in Irish.\u00a0 One is based on our Greek friend “z\u00f4ion.”\u00a0 The other has a more Irish-based derivation, from the word “m\u00edol<\/strong>,” which is itself a curiosity, since it can mean “animal” or “insect” or “louse,” and with the appropriate adjective, it can mean a whale (m\u00edol m\u00f3r<\/strong>) or a hare (m\u00edol bu\u00ed<\/strong>).\u00a0 Good thing whales aren’t yellow, or we might get really confused if we had a “m\u00edol m\u00f3r bu\u00ed<\/strong>.”\u00a0 Would that be different from a “m\u00edol bu\u00ed m\u00f3r<\/strong>“?\u00a0 I think yes, but I haven’t actually put that query to the test. \u00a0\u00a0And what’s a big whale?\u00a0 *M\u00f3rmh\u00edol m\u00f3r<\/strong>? \u00a0Bhur mbar\u00falacha<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

So, what are the two words for zoology?<\/p>\n

z\u00f3-eola\u00edocht<\/strong> [ZOH-OHL-ee-ukht]<\/p>\n

m\u00edoleola\u00edocht<\/strong> [MEEL-OHL-ee-ukht]<\/p>\n

Why is one hyphenated and the other not?\u00a0 “Z\u00f3-eola\u00edocht<\/strong>” has two vowels in a row, one from the prefix and one from the root word, a situation which usually calls for “fleisc\u00edni\u00fa<\/strong>” in Irish.\u00a0 “M\u00edoleola\u00edocht<\/strong>” has “m\u00edol<\/strong>” as a prefix, but it ends in a consonant, so the word is “gan fleisc\u00edn<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

Here are a few more “z” words or phrases, all pretty closely related to their English equivalents (aistri\u00fach\u00e1in th\u00edos<\/strong>):<\/p>\n

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  1. a) oibre\u00e1n z\u00f3n\u00f3iseach bia-iompartha<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. b) z\u00f3n\u00f3is<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. c) \u00f3z\u00f3n<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. d) <\/strong>and now that you’re warmed up, \u00f3z\u00f3naisf\u00e9ar<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. e) z\u00f3n surf\u00e1il eitleoige<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. f) zipchomhad<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. g) zipl\u00edne <\/strong>(a giveaway!)<\/li>\n
  8. h) zomba\u00ed <\/strong>(another giveaway)<\/li>\n
  9. i) z-thrasfhoirmi\u00fa chomh\u00e9ifeacht chomhghaol\u00fach\u00e1in <\/strong>(just when you thought the z-words were getting predictable)<\/li>\n
  10. j) Z\u00fainis<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Some “z-words” in English start with “s” in Irish, such as “S\u00f3r\u00f3starachas<\/strong>” and “seipil\u00edn<\/strong>” (aka\u00a0seipilin<\/strong>, if you’re detail-oriented!).\u00a0 But that could be blagmh\u00edr ioml\u00e1n eile, l\u00e1 eile<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    Hmm, and finally, can we or do we have “Z-charranna<\/strong>“?\u00a0 As Gaeilge?<\/strong> “Ag glaoch ar gach Z-char?<\/strong>”\u00a0 Leis an smaoineamh sin, SGF — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Aistri\u00fach\u00e1n:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. a) food-borne zoonotic agent<\/li>\n
    2. b) zoonosis<\/li>\n
    3. c) ozone<\/li>\n
    4. d) ozonosphere<\/li>\n
    5. e) kite-surfing zone (but remember, most “zone-words” are actually based on “crios<\/strong>,” which also means “belt” (amchrios an domhain<\/strong>, world time zone; crios tionscla\u00edochta<\/strong>, industrial zone; crios ionraidh<\/strong>, invaded zone — is this \u00e0 la Cogadh na Reann? M\u00e1 t\u00e1, a thiarcais x<\/strong> 10<\/strong>!<\/li>\n
    6. f) zip file<\/li>\n
    7. g) zipline<\/li>\n
    8. h) zombie<\/li>\n
    9. i) z-transformation of the correlation coefficient (n\u00edos m\u00f3 Gr\u00e9igise, a fhad is a bhfuil mise i gceist!<\/strong>)<\/li>\n
    10. j) Zuni (language)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      N\u00f3ta: An focal “z\u00fa” i roinnt teangacha eile<\/strong> (a bhu\u00ed leis an Vicip\u00e9id, f\u00e1ilte roimh cheart\u00fach\u00e1in; n\u00edl cuid mhaith de na teangacha seo agam):<\/strong><\/p>\n

      zoo (go d\u00edreach mar at\u00e1 s\u00e9 i mB\u00e9arla): An Ghearm\u00e1inis \u00cdochtarach, Briot\u00e1inis, Tag\u00e1laigis, Winaray<\/strong><\/p>\n

      s\u0175<\/em>: Breatnais<\/strong> (a near equivalent to zoo\/z\u00fa<\/strong>).\u00a0 Sin ceann a aithn\u00edm, focal a d’fhoghlaim m\u00e9 i mo ch\u00e9ad rang Breatnaise riamh, m\u00e1s cuimhin liom i gceart<\/strong>: Ydyn nhw yn y s\u0175?<\/em>\u00a0 C\u00e9 a dh\u00e9anfadh dearmad ar abairt mar sin?\u00a0 An-chraic \u00e9 a r\u00e1!<\/strong><\/p>\n

      And some slightly fuller, more formal, two-word phrases, still based on z\u00f4ion<\/em>, more akin to “Zoological Garden” as it were:<\/p>\n

      zoologisk have<\/em> (Danmhairgis<\/strong>), parc zoologique<\/em> (Fraincis<\/strong>), and giardino zoologico<\/em> (Iod\u00e1ilis<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

      I’m not sure I could have come up with those on my own, but they look familiar enough.\u00a0 But why “parc<\/em>” in French and “giardino<\/em>” in Italian?\u00a0 Or are “jardin<\/em>” and “parco<\/em>” sometimes used?\u00a0 Why “garden” anyway, as in “Zoological Garden”?\u00a0 Was there at one time more emphasis on the plantings than on the “ainmhithe<\/strong>“?\u00a0 And what would we call a garden of just carnivorous plants, in Irish, or any other language, for that matter?\u00a0 Gaird\u00edn Planda\u00ed Feoiliteacha<\/strong>?\u00a0 \u00c1bhar machnaimh, p\u00e9 sc\u00e9al \u00e9!<\/strong><\/p>\n

      And finally, some samples not based on “z\u00f4ion<\/em>” or “zoological” as such:<\/p>\n

      \u00c1llakert<\/em> (Ung\u00e1iris<\/strong>), Dierentuin<\/em> (Ollainnis<\/strong>), D\u00fdragar\u00f0ur<\/em> (\u00cdoslainnis<\/strong>), Djurpark<\/em> (Sualainnis<\/strong>).\u00a0 The last three I can recognize as being related to German “Tier<\/em>” (animal, beast), a distant cousin of “deer” in English.\u00a0 As for an focal Ung\u00e1irise<\/strong>, I can’t make head or tail of it, even considering whether the tail might fit one of these intriguing categories, all pertaining to real animals or insects, based on “earr<\/strong>” or “earrach<\/strong>,” plus a few miscellaneous:<\/p>\n

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      1. “earr<\/strong>” (tail) as the basis: earrbh\u00e1n, earrbhandach, earrbhu\u00ed, earrdhearg, earrdhubh, earrghearr, earrghorm, earr-dhonnbhu\u00ed, earrfhada, earrfh\u00e1inneach, earrleathan, earrnocht (!), earr-rua (<\/strong>not to be confused with earrdhearg!), earr-rinneach, earrshaor, earrsp\u00edonach, earrthruailleach<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        2. “-earrach<\/strong>” as the basis: bandearrach, biorearrach, cla\u00edomhearrach, dingearrach, feanearrach, grianearrach, leonearrach, lorgearrach, luchearrach, mucearrach, str\u00edocearrach, stumpearrach<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Of course, that’s “-earrach<\/strong>” as related to “earr<\/strong>” (tail) and “eireaball<\/strong>” (tail), not “An tEarrach<\/strong>” (The Spring).\u00a0 Although that probably means that the Irish name for the “spring-tailed flea” would be interesting.\u00a0 Oops, no, not really, that would presumably be “sprionga-earrach<\/strong>,” related to their jumping ability — not that I can find it anywhere!\u00a0 It’d still be interesting though!<\/p>\n

        3. ilchine\u00e1lach: greimeireaballach<\/strong> (based on “eireaball<\/strong>” + “-ach,” an adjective ending, technically giving us “caudal”), and,<\/p>\n

        4. totally miscellaneous: scoth\u00e1nach, sciota<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        (le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Bhuel, we’ve recently looked at Irish words starting with the letters v, w, x, and y.\u00a0 So logically enough, it’s time now to catch some zzz’s.\u00a0 Oops, not to put you to sleep, that is, but just to round up some examples.\u00a0 As with w, x, and y, there aren’t really that many…<\/p>\n

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