{"id":74,"date":"2009-09-10T03:30:57","date_gmt":"2009-09-10T07:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=74"},"modified":"2009-09-10T03:30:57","modified_gmt":"2009-09-10T07:30:57","slug":"an-deireadh-le-%e2%80%9cceann%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-go-ceann-tamaill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/an-deireadh-le-%e2%80%9cceann%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-go-ceann-tamaill\/","title":{"rendered":"An Deireadh le \u201cCeann\u201d \u2013 Go Ceann Tamaill!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oh, I just couldn\u2019t resist a few more, especially since these compound words are almost transparent \u2013 in other words, they mean just about exactly what you think they\u2019d mean.\u00a0 <\/span>That\u2019s assuming you spot the cognates, of course:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

a) ceanncheathr\u00fa <\/span><\/strong>[say: KYAN-HYAH-roo, 2nd<\/sup> \u201cc\u201d is silent, \u201ct\u201d is silent]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

b) ceannfhocal <\/span><\/strong>[say: KYAN-OK-ul, \u201cf\u201d is silent]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

c) ceannl\u00edne<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

d) ceannsolas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

So, what have we got here?\u00a0 <\/span>Here\u2019s a list of the second elements.\u00a0 <\/span>The actual freagra\u00ed <\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>are below:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

ceathr\u00fa<\/span><\/strong>, quarter [KYA-hroo, silent \u201ct\u201d].\u00a0 <\/span>One might think the plural (ceathr\u00fana<\/strong>) would be used for the above compound, but, somehow, it\u2019s not.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

focal<\/span><\/strong>, word, vocable<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

l\u00edne, <\/span><\/strong>this one\u2019s pretty much a tabhartas in aisce<\/strong> (giveaway)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

solas<\/span><\/strong>, light<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

But keep in mind that not all compound words or phrases are formed with consistency in mind.\u00a0 <\/span>Here are a few more to mull over.\u00a0 <\/span>The English translation uses \u201chead\u201d but, as you can see, the Irish doesn\u2019t use \u201cceann<\/strong>.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

ardmh\u00e1istir, ardmh\u00e1istre\u00e1s, cnoga taifeadta, pr\u00edomhoide, uisc\u00ed uachtair<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

And finally, in case you were wondering, to be \u201chead over heels in love\u201d with someone in Irish involves neither ceann <\/strong>nor s\u00e1la <\/strong>(heels). \u00a0<\/span>For that matter, the word for \u201clove\u201d (gr\u00e1<\/strong>) isn\u2019t needed either. \u00a0<\/span>Instead, you\u2019d just have a sentence like:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

T\u00e1 s\u00e9 splanctha ina diaidh<\/span><\/strong>, lit. He is \u201cflamed up\u201d over her, from \u201csplanc<\/strong>\u201d <\/strong>(flash, spark) [taw shay SPLAHNK-huh in-uh DJEE-uh, note the silent \u201ct\u201d of splanctha<\/strong>] <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Freagra\u00ed: <\/span><\/strong>a) headquarters, b) headword, c) headline, d) headlight; \u201cheadwords\u201d without \u201cceann<\/strong>\u201d: headmaster, headmistress, recording head (from cnoga<\/strong>, peg), head teacher \/ principal, headwaters (lit. \u201cupper\u201d waters)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

Sl\u00e1n tamall! <\/span><\/strong>(goodbye for a while).\u00a0 <\/span>Perhaps you noticed that in this blog\u2019s title the word \u201ctamall\u201d<\/strong> got an extra \u201ci\u201d (go ceann tamaill<\/strong>, lit. <\/strong>until the end of a period of time). \u00a0<\/span>There\u2019s no exact Irish equivalent for the English word \u201cof\u201d in this context; instead, in Irish, the ending of the relevant word is changed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oh, I just couldn\u2019t resist a few more, especially since these compound words are almost transparent \u2013 in other words, they mean just about exactly what you think they\u2019d mean.\u00a0 That\u2019s assuming you spot the cognates, of course: \u00a0 a) ceanncheathr\u00fa [say: KYAN-HYAH-roo, 2nd \u201cc\u201d is silent, \u201ct\u201d is silent] \u00a0 b) ceannfhocal [say: KYAN-OK-ul…<\/p>\n

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