{"id":7442,"date":"2015-12-23T19:13:21","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T19:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=7442"},"modified":"2015-12-26T19:24:42","modified_gmt":"2015-12-26T19:24:42","slug":"irish-christmas-terms-without-the-word-christmas-quiz-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/irish-christmas-terms-without-the-word-christmas-quiz-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Christmas Terms without the Word ‘Christmas’ — Quiz Yourself!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"F\u00edoracha<\/a>

F\u00edoracha sins\u00e9ir, g\u00fana ar cheann acu agus l\u00e9ine agus br\u00edste ar an gceann eile. Miongh\u00e1ir\u00ed orthu freisin! (photo by alcinoe, public domain, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:CrispyGingerbreadCookies.jpg)<\/p><\/div>\n

One of the first Christmas blogs I wrote in this series was about Christmas phrases that don’t have the word “Christmas” in them (nasc th\u00edos<\/strong>).\u00a0 Every time we use the word Christmas in Irish (Nollaig, Nollag<\/strong>), we have to be aware of the ending (“-aig” or “-ag”) and whether or not to include “na<\/strong>” for “of the” (M\u00ed<\/strong> na Nollag vs. c\u00e1rta Nollag<\/strong>).\u00a0 So today’s phrases let us off the hook as far as the infamous “tuiseal ginideach<\/strong>” (for saying “of the”) goes.<\/p>\n

This year let’s look at some of the same phrases as in the 2009 blog but more in a matching quiz format, not simply as a list.<\/p>\n

Seo an banc focal.\u00a0 Roghnaigh na focail as an mbanc seo. <\/strong><\/p>\n

canda\u00ed\u00a0\u00a0 sins\u00e9ir\u00a0\u00a0 uibhe\u00a0\u00a0 sins\u00e9ir (don dara huair)\u00a0\u00a0 reo\u00e1in<\/strong><\/p>\n

Agus seo na fr\u00e1sa\u00ed; t\u00e1 na freagra\u00ed agus na haistri\u00fach\u00e1in go B\u00e9arla th\u00edos: <\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. an bhleathach _________ <\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. an c\u00e1na _________<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. sciorta _________<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. an t-ar\u00e1n _________<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. an fh\u00edor _________<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And now that we’ve established those, let’s try some variations on those phrases.\u00a0 For these, there’s no word bank; we’re just looking at different forms of the words in the phrases above.\u00a0 Number 6 is a variation of number 1 above, number 7 is a variation of number 2 above, etc.\u00a0 \u00a0T\u00e1 na freagra\u00ed th\u00edos.<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. blas na _________ _________<\/strong><\/li>\n
    2. dathanna an _________ _________<\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. _________ \u00a0_________\u00a0 na mban sins\u00e9ir \u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n
    4. T\u00e1 pl\u00far, sins\u00e9ar, uibheacha, si\u00facra, mol\u00e1s, agus comh\u00e1bhair eile san _________ \u00a0_________<\/strong><\/li>\n
    5. cnaip\u00ed r\u00eds\u00edn\u00ed na _________ _________<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Ar \u00e9irigh leat? T\u00e1 s\u00fail agam gur \u00e9irigh.\u00a0 SGF – R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

      PS: By the way, of course you could always add the word ‘Christmas’ to any of today’s phrases.\u00a0 It’s just not required the way it is for “m\u00ed na Nollag<\/strong>” or “Daid\u00ed na Nollag<\/strong>.”\u00a0 So we could have phrases like \u00a0“bleathach uibhe Nollag<\/strong>” (Christmas eggnog) or “c\u00e1na canda\u00ed Nollag<\/strong>” (a Christmas candy cane — said in case there are any other sorts)<\/p>\n

      Freagra\u00ed: <\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. an bhleathach uibhe<\/strong> [un VLA-hukh IV-uh], the eggnog or the egg-flip<\/li>\n
      2. an c\u00e1na canda\u00ed (c\u00e9 nach ndeirtear “canda\u00ed” go hanmhinic i nGaeilge; de ghn\u00e1th deirtear “milse\u00e1in”)<\/strong>; the candy cane. Well, I guess it’s not a “sweets-cane.”<\/li>\n
      3. sciorta reo\u00e1in<\/strong>, a frosting skirt (for a gingerbread woman)<\/li>\n
      4. an t-ar\u00e1n sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>, the gingerbread<\/li>\n
      5. an fh\u00edor sins\u00e9ir<\/strong> [un eer SHIN-shayrzh<\/sup>], the gingerbread man\/woman, lit. the gingerbread figure<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        And now, an d\u00fashl\u00e1n d\u00fabailte<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. blas<\/strong> na bleatha\u00ed uibhe<\/strong>, the taste of the eggnog\/egg-flip. Do you remember the background on the use of the word “bleathach<\/strong>,” here in the genitive case: \u201dBleathach<\/strong>\u201d normally means \u201cgrist\u201d or \u201coat-meal cake.\u201d\u00a0 Add \u201cuibhe<\/strong>,\u201d the possessive form of \u201cubh<\/strong>\u201d (egg), and somehow, you get a beverage, lit. \u201cegg-grist\u201d (Say \u201cC\u00e9ard!<\/strong>\u201d).\u00a0 The word “an bhleathach<\/strong>” looks\u00a0curiously similar to, but isn’t the same as, \u201can bhl\u00e1thach<\/strong>\u201d ([un VLAW-hukh], the buttermilk).” (\u00f3 bhlag 30 m\u00ed na Nollag, 2009<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Note the pattern of “bleathach<\/strong>” changing to “bleatha\u00ed<\/strong>” [BLA-hee], typical of the fifth declension.<\/p>\n

            \n
          1. dathanna an ch\u00e1na canda\u00ed<\/strong>, the colors of the candy cane (iad dearg agus b\u00e1n, de ghn\u00e1th<\/strong>). Note the lenition of “c\u00e1na<\/strong>,” becoming “ch\u00e1na<\/strong>.” This “ch” sound is pronounced like the “ch” in “anocht<\/strong>” or “seacht<\/strong>” or “c\u00f3ta Ch\u00e1it<\/strong>,” i.e. as in “chutzpah” or “Chanukah.”<\/li>\n
          2. sciorta\u00ed reo\u00e1in na mban sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>, the frosting skirts of the gingerbread women (I decided to go with the non-gender-neutral term “na mban<\/strong>“, based on ‘bean’ <\/strong>(woman) here, instead of “f\u00edor<\/strong>,” which could be used for a gingerbread man or woman.<\/li>\n
          3. T\u00e1 pl\u00far, sins\u00e9ar, uibheacha, si\u00facra, mol\u00e1s, agus comh\u00e1bhair eile san ar\u00e1n sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>, There is flour, ginger, eggs, sugar, molasses, and other ingredients in the gingerbread. Note that the “t-” of “an t-ar\u00e1n<\/strong>” is dropped here, after the word “san<\/strong>.”<\/li>\n
          4. cnaip\u00ed r\u00eds\u00edn\u00ed na bhf\u00edoracha sins\u00e9ir<\/strong>, the raisin buttons of the gingerbread men (lit. gingerbread figures). Here we have “f\u00edoracha<\/strong>,” the plural of “f\u00edor,” plus eclipsis (“f” becoming “bhf” to show we’re saying “of the”. \u00a0“Na<\/strong> bhf\u00edoracha<\/strong>” is pronounced “nuh VEER-uh-khuh.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Naisc:<\/strong> T\u00e9arma\u00ed Nollag gan an Focal \u201cNollaig<\/strong>\u201d<\/a> Posted on 30. Dec, 2009 by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a> (https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/tearmai-nollag-gan-an-focal-%E2%80%9Cnollaig%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-cana-candai-bleathach-uibhe-agus-fioracha-sinseir\/)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

            (le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) One of the first Christmas blogs I wrote in this series was about Christmas phrases that don’t have the word “Christmas” in them (nasc th\u00edos).\u00a0 Every time we use the word Christmas in Irish (Nollaig, Nollag), we have to be aware of the ending (“-aig” or “-ag”) and whether or not to include…<\/p>\n

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