{"id":7200,"date":"2015-10-15T20:06:59","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T20:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=7200"},"modified":"2016-06-05T20:35:07","modified_gmt":"2016-06-05T20:35:07","slug":"irish-language-glossary-for-comhra-idir-an-da-iora-ghlasa-diarmaid-agus-dearbhail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/irish-language-glossary-for-comhra-idir-an-da-iora-ghlasa-diarmaid-agus-dearbhail\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish language glossary for ‘Comhr\u00e1 idir an d\u00e1 iora ghlasa’ (Diarmaid agus Dearbh\u00e1il)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

You may have recently read the dial\u00f3g bheag<\/strong> I wrote for practicing the slender “dh” sound (as in “a Dhiarmaid<\/strong>,” “a Dhearbh\u00e1il<\/strong>,” “tr\u00ed dhearc\u00e1n<\/strong>,” “ar dheis,<\/strong>” srl<\/strong>.).\u00a0 In that post, I explained the names I created for the baby squirrels (Dealr\u00fail\u00edn, Deann\u00f3id\u00edn, Deidim\u00edn, Dreochl\u00f3ig\u00edn, Drithle\u00f3ig\u00edn<\/strong>), but I didn’t have space to do additional vocabulary and pronunciation, so here’s a sampler of some additional words from that “comhr\u00e1<\/strong>” (nasc th\u00edos<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

ana-dheas<\/strong> [AH-nuh-YASS], very nice. \u00a0This is the Munster pronunciation and spelling, to give one more opportunity to practice the “dhe” sound.\u00a0 I usually use just the “an-<\/strong>” prefix, not “ana-<\/strong>,” which means “deas<\/strong>” stays the same.<\/p>\n

ar dheis<\/strong> [erzh<\/sup> yesh], on the right, to the right; NB: this phrase also sometimes shows up as “ar deis<\/strong>” [erzh<\/sup> desh], but of course that version doesn’t give us practice with the “dhe” sound<\/p>\n

ar chl\u00e9<\/strong> [erzh<\/sup> hy<\/sup>ly<\/sup>ay], on the left, to the left.\u00a0 There’s no real equivalent in English that I know of to this\u00a0initial “chl” sound.\u00a0 \u00a0It’s sort of like “huh,” “yuh,” and “luh” all pronounced at the same time.\u00a0 The “c,” at any rate, is completely silent, so this “chl-” is nothing like English “chlorine” or similar words.\u00a0 This phrase also shows up, fairly frequently, I’d say, as “ar cl\u00e9<\/strong>,” in which case the “cl” cluster is easier to pronounce, at least from the English perspective.\u00a0 This “cl” is slender, so it’s like the “cl-” of “cli\u00fasa\u00ed<\/strong>,” the Irish word for “a flirt.”\u00a0 It’s not exactly like the “cl” in Irish “cluain<\/strong>” or like the typical English “cl” in words like “Clunes” or “clue.”<\/p>\n

b’fh\u00e9idir<\/strong> [BAY-djirzh, <\/sup>the “fh” is completely silent], perhaps; NB: this is followed by words like “go<\/strong>” (that) or “nach<\/strong>” (that not), which would not be needed in English following “perhaps”<\/p>\n

cn\u00f3<\/strong> [knoh, with the “k” pronounced], nut; cn\u00f3nna<\/strong> [KNOH-nuh], nuts<\/p>\n

cruinn<\/strong>, specific, exact<\/p>\n

dair<\/strong> [darzh<\/sup>], oak tree<\/p>\n

dair dhearg<\/strong> [darzh<\/sup> YAR-ug], red oak tree (“dhearg<\/strong>,” not “dearg<\/strong>,” because “dair<\/strong>” is grammatically feminine)<\/p>\n

dearbhchara<\/strong> [Dj<\/sup>AR-uv-KHAH-ruh], true friend<\/p>\n

d\u00edograiseach<\/strong>, enthusiastic<\/p>\n

fadhb<\/strong> \/faib\/ (using the IPA transcription system here, since it’s impossible to indicate the vowel sound clearly in my usual “rough guide” system.\u00a0 The word “fadhb<\/strong>” is a close rhyme to English “vibe” or “tribe.”\u00a0 In other words, the vowel sound is as in the following English (or loan) words: I, chai, aye, eye, lie, kalei<\/u>doscope, sigh, my, and lye).\u00a0 The “dh-” is silent, except for affecting how the “a” is pronounced.\u00a0 It’s the same “-adh” sound as in “Tadhg<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

glas<\/strong>, normally means “green,” but for animals, it can mean “gray” (grey)<\/p>\n

go bhfaighidh muid<\/strong> [guh wee mwidj], that we will get.\u00a0 That’s the pronunciation I use.\u00a0 There are at least two more pronunciations of the “bhfaighidh<\/strong>” part, which again, I’ll have to show in IPA, because of the “I\/aye\/eye\/chai\/lie, etc.” issue that English analogies present: \u00a0Connemara: \/wai\/ and Munster: \/waihig\/.\u00a0 And that’s the “Irish-modified” IPA, as used in Focl\u00f3ir P\u00f3ca<\/em>; otherwise we’d have \/waihIg\/ for the second one, with the second “i” in upper case.<\/p>\n

folach<\/strong>, hiding (as in something being hidden, not the other type of hiding)<\/p>\n

f\u00f3mhar<\/strong> [FOH-wur], autumn, fall, harvest<\/p>\n

moll<\/strong>, heap, large amount<\/p>\n

s\u00e9as\u00far<\/strong> [SHAY-soor], season<\/p>\n

taobh<\/strong> [teev OR tayv], side<\/p>\n

tochailt<\/strong>, to dig, digging; tochla\u00edonn<\/strong> [TOKH-lee-un], dig, digs<\/p>\n

TSAGCSSL<\/strong> — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nasc:<\/strong>\u00a0https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/comhra-diarmaid-agus-dearbhail-agus-na-dearcain\/ (Comhr\u00e1: Diarmaid agus Dearbh\u00e1il agus Na Dearc\u00e1in<\/a>,\u00a0Posted on 10. Oct, 2015 by r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a> in Irish Language<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) You may have recently read the dial\u00f3g bheag I wrote for practicing the slender “dh” sound (as in “a Dhiarmaid,” “a Dhearbh\u00e1il,” “tr\u00ed dhearc\u00e1n,” “ar dheis,” srl.).\u00a0 In that post, I explained the names I created for the baby squirrels (Dealr\u00fail\u00edn, Deann\u00f3id\u00edn, Deidim\u00edn, Dreochl\u00f3ig\u00edn, Drithle\u00f3ig\u00edn), but I didn’t have space to do additional…<\/p>\n

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