{"id":7700,"date":"2016-02-25T04:33:27","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T04:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=7700"},"modified":"2016-03-08T11:05:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T11:05:07","slug":"25-ways-to-say-family-in-irish-cuid-a-haon-pt-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/25-ways-to-say-family-in-irish-cuid-a-haon-pt-1\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Ways to Say ‘Family’ in Irish, Cuid a hAon (Pt. 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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\"Teaghlach<\/a>

Teaghlach n\u00faicl\u00e9ach, ach t\u00e1 a l\u00e1n cine\u00e1lacha eile ann chomh maith. L\u00e9igh leat le f\u00e1il amach a l\u00e1n d\u00f3igheanna eile le “family” a r\u00e1 i nGaeilge. (grafaic: http:\/\/www.clipartbest.com\/clipart-yTo59KGTE)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

In a recent blog (nasc th\u00edos<\/strong>), we examined the word ‘muir\u00edn<\/strong>,’ one of many Irish words for ‘family.’\u00a0 As you may recall, we looked at “muir\u00edn<\/strong>” in comparison to a homograph (muir\u00edn<\/strong> as “a scallop,” of all things!) and also in comparison to the similarly-spelled m\u00fair\u00edn<\/strong>, which has two distinct meanings, 1) compost,\u00a0 and 2) a shower of rain.\u00a0 In that blog, I counted six words for family. \u00a0But looking further, I find there are actually at least 23 more.\u00a0\u00a0 Admittedly, of these, the top two are probably “teaghlach<\/strong>” and “clann<\/strong>,” with “clann<\/strong>” being specifically the children of the family.\u00a0 The other 23 in the list have increasingly specialized uses.<\/p>\n

Covering all 25 in one blog would be too much, so I’ll be dividing this blog into several\u00a0 sections.<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at how these words for “family” are used, and what different nuances of meaning they have.\u00a0 En route, we’ll also do a few pronunciation tips, and round out the entries with plural and possessive forms.\u00a0 I’ve divided the words in rough categories, and given the genitive singular (gs) and genitive plural (gpl) as well:<\/p>\n

A. Household and Children<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. teaghlach, <\/strong>family, household; an teaghlach<\/strong> (gs: ainm an teaghlaigh <\/strong>[TCHA-lee]), pl: na teaghlaigh<\/strong>, (gpl: comharsan\u00falacht na dteaghlach <\/strong>[DJA-lukh]). The other meanings of this word are, I think, far less frequent (household troops, retinue, and very early on, a monastic family). I’d say this is the most basic word for “family;” certainly it seems to be the one most commonly taught in textbooks. \u00a0\u00a0A nice cognate of the Welsh ‘teulu<\/em>.”<\/li>\n
  2. clann<\/strong>, family\/children, offspring, progeny; an chlann<\/strong> (gs: ainmneacha na clainne<\/strong>), pl: na clanna<\/strong> (gpl: ainmneacha na gclann<\/strong>). There are some additional meanings beyond the immediate sense of the children of a family: sept, clan, party, sect, and if one goes back early enough, plant (although that is usually “planda<\/strong>” these days). Examples of the extended meaning include Clanna Gael<\/strong> (the Gaels), or referring to descendants (Clanna N\u00e9ill<\/strong>), or followers (Clann Li\u00fatair<\/strong>, Lutherans).\u00a0 Although the English word “clan” does derive from this, you’ll often find “fine<\/strong>” [FIN-yuh] or “treibh<\/strong>” [trev] used for “clan” in the sociological or anthropological sense. \u00a0\u00a0Intriguingly, “clann<\/strong>” is also used for a “family of comets,” which is “clann coim\u00e9ad<\/strong>.”<\/li>\n
  3. l\u00edon t\u00ed<\/strong>, family, household, the residents of a house, lit. filling of a house; an l\u00edon t\u00ed<\/strong> (gs: strucht\u00far an l\u00edon t\u00ed<\/strong>), na l\u00edonta t\u00ed<\/strong> (gpl: strucht\u00far na l\u00edonta t\u00ed<\/strong>). Another word for “household,” without necessarily having the sense of “family,” is “lucht an t\u00ed”<\/strong> (the “folks” of the house)<\/li>\n
  4. comhluadar <\/strong>[KOH-LOO-uh-dur], family, household, social company, society; an comhluadar<\/strong> (gs: “Spiorad an Chomhluadair<\/strong>,” the name of a program on raising a family through Irish, as discussed in the program cited in the “naisc<\/strong>“). This word would rarely be used in the plural, but in theory it could be, with the forms “na comhluadair” <\/strong>and for genitive “na gcomhluadar<\/strong>“<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Well, that’s the first four, anyway.\u00a0 N\u00edos m\u00f3 le teacht.\u00a0 SGF – R\u00f3isl\u00edn <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Gluais: coim\u00e9ad, <\/strong>a comet, and the same form means “of comets”; comharsan\u00falacht<\/strong>, neighborliness<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

    (le R\u00f3isl\u00edn)   In a recent blog (nasc th\u00edos), we examined the word ‘muir\u00edn,’ one of many Irish words for ‘family.’\u00a0 As you may recall, we looked at “muir\u00edn” in comparison to a homograph (muir\u00edn as “a scallop,” of all things!) and also in comparison to the similarly-spelled m\u00fair\u00edn, which has two distinct meanings, 1)…<\/p>\n

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    C\u00fapla nasc: <\/strong>
    \niarbhlag<\/strong>:     An D\u00e1 Mhuir\u00edn agus an D\u00e1 Mh<\/a>\u00fair\u00edn (families, scallops, and leaf-mould, oh my! \u2014 plus \u2018showers\u2019 but that would break \u2018an mh\u00e9im\u2019)<\/a>, Posted on 22. Feb, 2016 by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a> (https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/an-da-mhuirin-agus-an-da-mhuirin-families-scallops-and-leaf-mould-oh-my-plus-showers-but-that-would-break-an-mheim\/)
    \nan focal “comhluadar”<\/strong>: http:\/\/comhluadar.ie\/index.php\/preasraiteas-o-rte-faisneis-spiorad-an-chomhluadair\/ (about raising Irish-speaking families)<\/p>\n