{"id":7639,"date":"2016-02-06T18:24:31","date_gmt":"2016-02-06T18:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=7639"},"modified":"2016-06-05T20:09:57","modified_gmt":"2016-06-05T20:09:57","slug":"irish-vocabulary-round-up-for-comhra-idir-hamstar-agus-seirbil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/irish-vocabulary-round-up-for-comhra-idir-hamstar-agus-seirbil\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Vocabulary Round-up for ‘Comhr\u00e1 idir Hamstar agus Seirbil’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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\"Bhuel,<\/a>

Bhuel, ‘sea, t\u00e1 m\u00e9 i mo ch\u00f3na\u00ed i gc\u00e1s ach n\u00edl s\u00e9 chomh dona sin. Is hamstar m\u00e9 agus mar sin is c\u00e1s hamstair \u00e9 an c\u00e1s a bhfuil m\u00e9 i mo ch\u00f3na\u00ed ann. T\u00e1 a l\u00e1n gn\u00e9ithe maisi\u00fala ann. B\u00edonn an-sp\u00f3rt agam ar an trealamh acla\u00edochta i gcomhair hamstar at\u00e1 istigh ann. Fan go gcloisfidh t\u00fa c\u00e9ard at\u00e1 agam sa ch\u00e1s … dr\u00e9imire … toll\u00e1in … caoch\u00f3g … agus a l\u00e1n ruda\u00ed eile … (grafaic: http:\/\/www.clker.com\/clipart-93844.html )<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Our most recent post introduced some vocabulary specific to hamster and gerbil cages, as Hamalt\u00fan an Hamstar<\/strong> and Searbh\u00e1n an tSeirbil <\/strong>compared their accommodations (nasc th\u00edos)<\/strong>. Let’s take a closer look and check out some more general vocabulary as well.<\/p>\n

A. C\u00e9ard At\u00e1 sna C\u00e1sanna?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00e1m\u00f3g <\/strong>[AWM-ohg], hammock<\/p>\n

ard\u00e1n codlata<\/strong> [AWRD-awn KUL-uh-tuh, silent d in “codlata<\/strong>“], sleeping platform<\/p>\n

bia<\/strong> [BEE-uh], food<\/p>\n

buid\u00e9al uisce<\/strong>, a bottle of water<\/p>\n

caoch\u00f3g bheag<\/strong> [KEEKH-ohg veg], small cubby-hole<\/p>\n

cranda\u00ed bogada\u00ed,<\/strong> seesaw<\/p>\n

c\u00fapla toll\u00e1n<\/strong>, a couple of tunnels<\/p>\n

dr\u00e9imire dreapad\u00f3ireachta<\/strong>, climbing ladder<\/p>\n

giomn\u00e1isiam beag d\u00e9anta as adhmad <\/strong>[GIM-naw-shee-um beg …], a small gymnasium made of wood. \u00a0Pronounced with a “hard g” as in “gimlet,” “gimmick,” or as in “gimp” in some contexts. How many contexts are there for “gimp” and why does it matter? F\u00e9ach an n\u00f3ta th\u00edos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

roth hamstair<\/strong> [ruh HAM-stirzh<\/sup>], hamster wheel<\/p>\n

tig\u00edn [<\/strong>TIGG-een], little house<\/p>\n

B. Focail Eile sa Bhlagmhir<\/strong><\/p>\n

an-sp\u00f3rt, <\/strong>great fun<\/p>\n

antrapamorfachas <\/strong>[ahn-truh-puh-MORF-ukh-uss], anthropomorphism<\/p>\n

bualadh leat [<\/strong>BOO-ul-uh ly<\/sup>at], to meet you, meeting you<\/p>\n

buartha<\/strong>[BOO-ur-huh, silent t], worried<\/p>\n

fr\u00e9amh <\/strong>[frzh<\/sup>ayv], root<\/p>\n

Gaillimh [<\/strong>GAHL-yiv], Galway (example of a “broad” g sound)<\/p>\n

gal\u00fan, <\/strong>a gallon (example of a “broad” g sound)<\/p>\n

geal, <\/strong>bright (example of a “slender” g sound)<\/p>\n

gealach, <\/strong>moon (example of a “slender” g sound)<\/p>\n

geall <\/strong>[gy<\/sup>awl], promise, pledge, bet, wager (example of a “slender” g sound)<\/p>\n

geoidil, <\/strong>a yodel (example of a “slender” g sound)<\/p>\n

gn\u00fais <\/strong>[gnoosh], face, countenance, sometimes, but not always, specifically negative, as in “Chuir s\u00e9 gn\u00fais air” <\/strong>(He pulled a wry face). Not the most basic word for “face,” which I’d say is “aghaidh.” “Aghaidh,” <\/strong>by the way, is an interesting word unto itself, one which newcomers to the language are often surprised to find rhymes with “eye” and “I” and “aye” (in IPA transcript \/ai\/, which is not the sound of “train” or “rain,” despite the spelling). In other words, the “gh” and “dh” are silent.<\/p>\n

gotha <\/strong>[GUH-huh, the “t” is silent], appearance, pose, gesture, expression, as in “gotha\u00ed gn\u00faise gleoite na hamstar” (<\/strong>the cute facial expressions of the hamsters)<\/p>\n

Hamalt\u00fan, <\/strong>Hamilton; “A Hamalt\u00fain!” <\/strong>[uh HAHM-ul-too-in], “Hamilton!” in direct address<\/p>\n

i gcomhair hamstar,<\/strong> for hamsters<\/p>\n

iora <\/strong>[UH-ruh], usually in either the phrase “iora rua” <\/strong>(red squirrel) or “iora glas” <\/strong>(gray squirrel, not a “green” squirrel–for animals with gray fur, we may use “glas,” <\/strong>which normally means green. \u00a0But for an animal’s fur, it’s understood to mean “gray,” which is normally “liath”<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00f3 am go ham<\/strong> [oh ahm go hahm], from time to time<\/p>\n

r\u00e9itithe,<\/strong> sorted, organized<\/p>\n

an rud is t\u00e1bhachtai<\/strong>, the thing that is most important (from “t\u00e1bhachtach<\/strong>,” important)<\/p>\n

ruga<\/strong>, rug<\/p>\n

sanasa\u00edocht<\/strong>, etymology<\/p>\n

Searbh\u00e1n <\/strong>[SH\u00b7AR-u-vawn], Sherwin; “a Shearbh\u00e1in” <\/strong>[uh HAR-u-vaw-in], “Sherwin!” (in direct address)<\/p>\n

\u00fain\u00e9ir <\/strong>[OON-yayrzh], owner; \u00fain\u00e9ara <\/strong>[OON-yayr-uh], of an owner; an \u00fain\u00e9ara<\/strong>, of the owner<\/p>\n

thar a bheith<\/strong> [har uh veh], “very” (in this context)<\/p>\n

Bhuel, sin roinnt focal a bhi sa chomhr\u00e1. T\u00e1 s\u00fail agam go raibh siad suimi\u00fail. SGF — R\u00f3isl\u00edn <\/strong><\/p>\n

N\u00f3ta (maidir leis an bhfocal <\/strong>“gimp” i mB\u00e9arla):<\/strong> The word “gimp” has at least four unrelated meanings in English. Three of the four are a) a type of thread or cord, b) gumption, and c) a limp. These are pronounced with the “hard g” like “giomn\u00e1isiam<\/strong>.” The fourth “gimp,” meaning “slim” or “neat,” is sometimes spelled “jimp” and has the “soft g” sound (like English “j”). \u00a0The story of these words must be a saga unto themselves. Why not just use English “gecko” or “get” as an example of the “hard g” pronunciation for this blog? \u00a0Well, I could have but I wanted to get as close as possible to the actual “giom<\/strong>-” sound of the Irish word. The closer the syllables are, the better I think they work as pronunciation aids. Very few English words actually start with “gim-” and of the handful of others, “gimcrack” has the “j” sound for the “g,” and “gimbals” (used in a ship’s navigation) can be pronounced with either a “g” sound or a “j” sound, so those examples don’t help. \u00a0Anyway, there’s some interesting food for thought for a future blog post–an Ghaeilge ar <\/strong>“gimcrack” agus an Ghaeilge ar <\/strong>“gimbals.” L\u00e1 \u00e9igin!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nasc: <\/strong>Comhr\u00e1: Searbh\u00e1n an tSeirbil agus Ha<\/strong>mul<\/strong>t<\/strong>\u00fan an Hamstar ag caint faoina gc\u00e1sanna<\/strong><\/a> Posted on 31 Jan, 2016 by r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a> in Irish Language<\/a> (https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/comhra-searbhan-an-tseirbil-agus-hamaltun-an-hamstar-ag-caint-faoina-gcasanna\/ )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn)   Our most recent post introduced some vocabulary specific to hamster and gerbil cages, as Hamalt\u00fan an Hamstar and Searbh\u00e1n an tSeirbil compared their accommodations (nasc th\u00edos). Let’s take a closer look and check out some more general vocabulary as well. A. C\u00e9ard At\u00e1 sna C\u00e1sanna? \u00e1m\u00f3g [AWM-ohg], hammock ard\u00e1n codlata [AWRD-awn KUL-uh-tuh…<\/p>\n

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