{"id":7266,"date":"2015-10-29T21:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T21:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=7266"},"modified":"2017-10-30T21:54:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T21:54:23","slug":"irish-pronunciation-redux-with-lenition-for-25-chulaith-oiche-shamhna-25-halloween-costumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/irish-pronunciation-redux-with-lenition-for-25-chulaith-oiche-shamhna-25-halloween-costumes\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Pronunciation Redux — with lenition — for “25 Chulaith O\u00edche Shamhna” (25 Halloween Costumes)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

In the most recent blog (nasc th\u00edos<\/strong>), we looked at the pronunciations and translations for 25 Irish words or phrases for popular, or at least hypothetical, Halloween costumes.\u00a0 In reviewing these, I mentioned that I was undoing the lenition that sometimes occurs when we use these terms.\u00a0 In this blog, we’ll look at the same phrases, but this time we’ll add the lenition.<\/p>\n

Remember, if you’re asking a question in the pattern, “An bhfuil t\u00fa i do bhuachaill b\u00f3?,<\/strong> ” you need the lenition (the “b” of “buachaill<\/strong>” changing to “bh”).\u00a0 If you’re asking a question like “An zomba\u00ed th\u00fa?<\/strong>,” the structure doens’t call for lenition, not that inital “z” would get lenited anyway. \u00a0Only 9 consonants take lenition (b, c, d, f, g, m p, s, t).<\/p>\n

I’ve also made this into a sort of vocabulary quiz, by giving one letter of the English translation next to the term in Irish.\u00a0 This way, you can test your memory.<\/p>\n

I’ve also provided a typical question in Irish, with questions like, “Are you a werewolf?”, and a choice of answers, showing either lenition, no change, so some other initial mutation.<\/p>\n

1.. chonriocht<\/strong> [khon-rikht], __ __ r __ __ __ __ __, \u00a0lit. “hound-shape”<\/p>\n

C\u00e9n t-am a mbeidh s\u00e9 ina __________ anocht? (conriocht, chonriocht, gconriocht)<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. thaibhse<\/strong> [HYV-shuh, that’s “y” as in “my” or “try”], __ h __ __ __<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    An ____________ cairdi\u00fail \u00e9 Casper? (taibhse, thaibhse, dtaibhse)<\/em><\/p>\n

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    1. mhadra<\/strong> [WAH-druh], __ __ g<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Is ____________ \u00e9 Scooby-Doo. (madra, mhadra)<\/em><\/p>\n

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      1. gh\u00fal<\/strong> [\u0263ool], __ __ o __\u00a0 __; \u00a0remember \/ \u0263 \/ is the voiced velar fricative sound also found in “Mo ghr\u00e1 th\u00fa<\/strong>” and “Dia dhuit, a Ghr\u00e1inne<\/strong>“<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        An bhfuil an Gul sin ina _____? (g\u00fal, gh\u00fal, ng\u00fal). \u00a0Cad is “Gul” ann? \u00a0Teideal san Arm Cardasach i Star Trek: The Next Generation (samplai: Gul Evek, Gul Dukat, srl.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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        1. chreatlach<\/strong> [HRzh<\/sup>AT-lukh], __k __ __ __ __ __ __<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          C\u00e9n s\u00f3rt carachtair \u00e9 Jack Skellington?\u00a0 Is ___________ \u00e9 (creatlach, chreatlach, gcreatlach), gl\u00e9asta i gculaith mhionstr\u00edocach le carbhat cuach\u00f3ige.<\/em><\/p>\n

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          1. bhean feasa<\/strong> [van FASS-uh], w__ __ __ \u00a0w __ __ __ __<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            An bhfuil difear m\u00f3r idir an _____________ feasa agus an chailleach?\u00a0 (bean, bhean, mbean)<\/em><\/p>\n

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            1. fhiaghruagach<\/strong> [EE-uh-\u0263ROO-uh-gukh, remember, as noted above, \/ \u0263 \/ is the voiced velar fricative sound also found in “Mo ghr\u00e1 th\u00fa<\/strong>” and “Dia dhuit, a Ghr\u00e1inne<\/strong>“], w__ __ __ __ __ __<\/li>\n
            2. an Ghli\u00fad\u00f3g Dhochreidte<\/strong> [un Ly<\/sup>OO-dohg \u0263O-HRzh<\/sup>edj-tchuh], the \u00a0__ __c __ __ __ __ __ __ __\u00a0\u00a0 H __ __ __\u00a0 (not that I know of any official use of this translation)\u00a0 And, as noted last time, \u00a0the “ghl” of “ghli\u00fad\u00f3g<\/strong>” is a combination of a slender “gh,” usually pronounced like a “y” (an-gheal, an ghealach, srl.<\/strong>) and a slender “l” (as in “million”), so the “ghl-” comes out a bit like “YUH- Ly<\/sup>” with both parts said simultaneously–but that is a little eye-boggling in a rough guide to pronunciation.<\/li>\n
            3. vaimp\u00edr<\/strong> [VAM-peerzh<\/sup>], no change to the letter “v,” because it can’t take lenition, so this one’s a shoo-in. But let’s go for a ceist<\/strong> anyway:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              C\u00e9n s\u00f3rt airgid a chaitheann vampir\u00ed?\u00a0 Freagra: vampam <ba-dum tsh><\/em><\/p>\n

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              1. phuimc\u00edn<\/strong> [FW<\/sup>IM-keen], __ __ __ p__ __ __<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Ar chaith t\u00fa culaith _______________ riamh? (puimc\u00edn, phuimc\u00edn, bpuimpc\u00edn)<\/em><\/p>\n

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                1. bhl\u00e1th<\/strong> [vlaw], __ l__ __ __ __<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  C\u00e9 mh\u00e9ad _________ at\u00e1 ar phlain\u00e9ad an Phrionsa Bhig sa leabhar <\/em>An Prionsa Beag?\u00a0 (bl\u00e1th, bhl\u00e1th, mbl\u00e1th)<\/em><\/p>\n

                  Freagra: T\u00e1 _______________ amh\u00e1in ann. (bl\u00e1th, bhl\u00e1th, mbl\u00e1th)<\/em><\/p>\n

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                  1. chail\u00edn bail\u00e9<\/strong> [KHY-leen BALy<\/sup>-ay], __ __ __ __ __ __ __ n__, lit. b__ __ __ __ __ \u00a0g__ __ __<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    T\u00e1 Angelina (sa leabhartha le Katharine Holabird agus Helen Craig) ina ___________ (cail\u00edn bail\u00e9, chail\u00edn bail\u00e9, gcail\u00edn bail\u00e9).\u00a0 Leis an fh\u00edrinna a dh\u00e9anamh, bheadh “luch\u00f3g bhail\u00e9” n\u00ed ba bheaichte mar is luch\u00f3g \u00ed.\u00a0 Leid: seo an ch\u00e9ad bhearna ina bhfuil ainmn\u00ed na habairte bainscneach agus t\u00e9ann sin i bhfeidhm ar an bhfreagra.<\/p>\n

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                    1. Earcail<\/strong> [\u00c6R-kil], Hercules. No change because vowels don’t get lenited. Ach seo ceist mar chleachtadh:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      C\u00e9n B\u00e9arla at\u00e1 ar an r\u00e9altbhraisle “An Ollbhraisle in Earcail”? \u00a0Freagra: “The Great Cluster in Hercules”<\/em><\/p>\n

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                      1. Harry Potter<\/strong>, no change, though some translations did change his name; n\u00edl cleachtadh de dh\u00edth anseo<\/strong><\/li>\n
                      2. Freddy Krueger<\/strong>, mar a gc\u00e9anna le Harry Potter<\/strong> (and that’s probably the only time those two will ever be analogous)<\/li>\n
                      3. r\u00edomhaire<\/strong> [REEV-irzh<\/sup>-uh], __ __ __p__ __ __ __. No change to an initial “r,” but we can do a practice ceist<\/strong> anyway:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        D\u00e1 mbeadh culaith r\u00edomhaire ar Scout Finch i <\/em>To Kill a Mockingbird, in ionad culaith liamh\u00e1is (!), an mbeadh an oiread sin de chosaint (in \u00e9adan Bob Ewell) ann?\u00a0 An mbeadh Scout \u00e1balta rith d\u00e1 mbeadh culaith r\u00edomhaire uirthi?\u00a0 Freagra: braitheann s\u00e9 ar an \u00e1bhar as a nd\u00e9antar an chulaith.<\/em><\/p>\n

                        Remember also, as noted in the earlier blog,, initial r’s are always broad, even if followed by “e” or “i”, not slender (slender as in the medial r’s of “M\u00e1ire<\/strong>” or “tirim<\/strong>” or the final “r” of “t\u00edr<\/strong>” or “fir<\/strong>“)<\/p>\n

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                        1. francach<\/strong> [RAHNK-ukh], r __ __ .<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          An bhfuil ainm ar ______________ Ron sna leabhartha Harry Potter? \u00a0(francach, fhrancach, bhfrancach) M\u00e1 t\u00e1, c\u00e9n t-ainm at\u00e1 air?<\/em><\/p>\n

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                          1. zomba\u00ed<\/strong> [ZOM-bee], zombie, no change to “zomba\u00ed<\/strong>” because “z” can’t take lenition. But can you fill in film title (in English) here:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            D’aistrigh m\u00e9 ainm B\u00e9arla an scann\u00e1in ________________ \u00a0go <\/em>Shi\u00fail M\u00e9 le Zomba\u00ed.\u00a0 D\u00e1la an sc\u00e9il, rinneadh an scann\u00e1n sa bhliain 1943.<\/em><\/p>\n

                            19) bhuachaill b\u00f3<\/strong> [WOO-uh-khil boh], __ __ __ b__ __<\/p>\n

                            An raibh Tonto ina _______________________ (buachaill b\u00f3, bhuachaill b\u00f3, mbuachail b\u00f3)?<\/em><\/p>\n

                            20 an Sfioncs<\/strong> [un sfinks], no change to “sf” but we have a ceist chleachta<\/strong> anyway:<\/p>\n

                            Cad a tharla d’aghaidh an Sfioncs?\u00a0 \u00a0(i d’fhocail f\u00e9in)<\/em><\/p>\n

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                            1. an F\u00e9inics<\/strong> [un FAYN-iks], the __h__ __ __ __ __<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                              A: Is m\u00e9 an F\u00e9inics!<\/em><\/p>\n

                              B: N\u00ed t\u00fa, is mise an F\u00e9inics!<\/em><\/p>\n

                              A: N\u00edl t\u00fa i do _______________ \u00a0f\u00f3s.\u00a0 (F\u00e9inics, Fh\u00e9inics, bhF\u00e9inics).\u00a0 Caithfidh t\u00fa fanacht go dt\u00ed go mise marbh, d\u00f3ite sa tine.<\/em><\/p>\n

                              B: Bhuel, cad \u00e9 mise anois mar sin?\u00a0 Is neach mothaitheach m\u00e9 agus ceapaim f\u00e9in go bhfuil m\u00e9 ann.<\/em><\/p>\n

                              A: Bhuel, is d\u00f3cha gur cine\u00e1l Pr\u00f3taFh\u00e9inics th\u00fa, cin\u00e9al F\u00e9inics-le-teacht.<\/em><\/p>\n

                              B: Tuigim.\u00a0 Beidh m\u00e9 ann nuair a bheas an t-am ceart.<\/em><\/p>\n

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                              1. an t-aonbheannach deireanach<\/strong> [un TAYN-van-ukh Dj<\/sup>ERzh<\/sup>-uh-nukh], the last u__ __ __ __ __ __, last by definition, at least per author Peter S. Beagle<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                No lenition of vowels, but we can do a practice question:<\/p>\n

                                An tusa an t-aonbheannach deireanach n\u00f3 an bhfuil aonbheannaigh eile ann?<\/em><\/p>\n

                                Freagra: ___________________ (do bhar\u00fail).<\/em><\/p>\n

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                                1. aonbheannach<\/strong> [AYN-van-ukh], unicorn, again, vowels don’t take lenition, and we just practiced this one, so we’ll go on to …<\/li>\n
                                2. dhaor\u00e1nach i ngeimhle<\/strong> [\u0263EER-AWN-ukh ing-EV-luh], a fettered convict, i.e. a convict with his\/her feet chained.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                  An bhfuil Jean Valjean ina ___________________ i ngeimhle i dt\u00fas <\/em>Les Miserables? (daor\u00e1nach, dhaor\u00e1nach, ndaor\u00e1nach)<\/em><\/p>\n

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                                  1. h\u00e9ilics d\u00fabailte d’aig\u00e9ad d\u00ed-ocsairibean\u00faicl\u00e9asach <\/strong>[HAYL-iks DOO-bul-tchuh D\u00c6G-yayd DJ<\/sup>EE-OK-suh-RIB-uh-NOO-ih-KLAY-sukh], double helix of DNA. No lenition of “h” in Irish, so no changes here, so we’ll call it a wrap with this entry.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                    Bhuel sin cleachtadh agus b’fh\u00e9idir inspior\u00e1id d’O\u00edche Shamhna.\u00a0 SGF — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                    Nasc:<\/strong>\u00a0https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/pronunciation-guide-for-25-chulaith-oiche-shamhna-25-halloween-costumes-in-irish\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                    (le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) In the most recent blog (nasc th\u00edos), we looked at the pronunciations and translations for 25 Irish words or phrases for popular, or at least hypothetical, Halloween costumes.\u00a0 In reviewing these, I mentioned that I was undoing the lenition that sometimes occurs when we use these terms.\u00a0 In this blog, we’ll look at…<\/p>\n

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