{"id":771,"date":"2011-04-11T17:10:04","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T17:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=771"},"modified":"2016-08-17T20:21:45","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T20:21:45","slug":"an-dara-diochlaonadh-eggs-and-legs-clutches-and-hutches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/an-dara-diochlaonadh-eggs-and-legs-clutches-and-hutches\/","title":{"rendered":"An Dara D\u00edochlaonadh: Eggs and Legs, Clutches and Hutches"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/strong>(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) <\/strong><\/p>\n

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c\u00fab\u00f3g n\u00f3 cl\u00faideog (uibheacha C\u00e1sca)<\/p><\/div>\n

Continuing along with our \u201cdeclension\u201d series, here are roinnt sampla\u00ed <\/strong>of the second declension.\u00a0 That\u2019s the second out of four or five declensions (opinions vary).\u00a0 Almost all 2nd<\/sup>-declension nouns are feminine, the two main exceptions being \u00a0\u201cim\u201d <\/strong>and \u201csliabh,\u201d <\/strong>which will be dealt with in a later blog.<\/p>\n

Go comhthitimeach<\/strong> (coincidentally) agus go tr\u00e1th\u00fail<\/strong> (seasonably), three good examples of 2nd<\/sup>-declension nouns also pertain to An Ch\u00e1isc (c\u00fab\u00f3g, cl\u00fad\u00f3g\/<\/strong>cl\u00faideog, ubh) <\/strong>and one is at least indirectly related (losaid<\/strong>). \u00a0Well, very indirectly, ach c\u00e9n dochar?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A very typical 2nd<\/sup>-declension ending is \u201c-\u00f3g\u201d and there are hundreds of nouns in Irish that have this ending (br\u00f3g, cleath\u00f3g, c\u00far\u00f3g, g\u00e1illeog, sp\u00fan\u00f3g, ulscr\u00e9ach\u00f3g<\/strong>, srl., beagnach go dochuimsithe).<\/strong><\/p>\n

One caveat here, before we proceed, is that phrases ending with the word<\/em> \u201c\u00f3g<\/strong>\u201d (young) are completely different from words ending in the suffix<\/em> \u201c-\u00f3g\u201d declension-wise. \u00a0Examples of the former (\u00f3g<\/strong> as a word<\/em>) would include \u201can t-aos \u00f3g<\/strong>\u201d (the young folk) and \u201cT\u00edr na n\u00d3g<\/strong>\u201d (the Land of Youth).\u00a0 Not that there\u2019s any reason, even, to link these \u201c\u00f3g<\/strong>\u201d-phrases with the \u201c-\u00f3g\u201d-endings of 2nd<\/sup>-declension nouns.\u00a0 But my experience as a teacher shows me that people will try to make connections that seem logical to them, so I simply note the caveat.<\/p>\n

Back to our \u201c-\u00f3g\u201d-suffix words, here are two nice ones for Easter.\u00a0 They mean almost the same thing:<\/p>\n

c\u00fab\u00f3g, <\/strong>a batch of Easter eggs.\u00a0 Note that this word refers to Easter eggs without overtly using the word for Easter (C\u00e1isc<\/strong>) or the word for eggs (uibheacha<\/strong>).\u00a0 Seo iad na foirmeacha<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

an ch\u00fab\u00f3g, <\/strong>the batch of\u00a0 Easter eggs<\/p>\n

na c\u00fab\u00f3ige, <\/strong>of the batch of Easter eggs; sampla: dath<\/strong> (color) na c\u00fab\u00f3ige<\/strong><\/p>\n

na c\u00fab\u00f3ga<\/strong>, the batches of Easter eggs<\/p>\n

na gc\u00fab\u00f3g<\/strong>, of the batches of Easter eggs; sampla: dathanna <\/strong>(colors) na gc\u00fab\u00f3g<\/strong> (different colors for different batches of eggs, is d\u00f3cha<\/strong> \u2013 it\u2019s not that easy to think of things to say about batches of Easter eggs that would require the word to be sa tuiseal ginideach)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

cl\u00fad\u00f3g, <\/strong>also means a batch of Easter eggs (an chl\u00fad\u00f3g, na cl\u00fad\u00f3ige, na cl\u00fad\u00f3ga, na gcl\u00fad\u00f3g).\u00a0 <\/strong>A variant of this is \u201ccl\u00faideog,\u201d <\/strong>hinting that the word probably derives from \u201ccl\u00faid\u201d <\/strong>(a covering).\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Apparently, these terms for Easter eggs originally referred to children taking eggs out into fields and cooking them there, sometimes using specially built small structures.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think the original idea would have been eggs dyed and decorated with pre-fab cut-out kits like we see today, giving us eggs themed with everything from SpongeBob Squarepants to Star Wars (!),\u00a0 but it seems reasonable to extend the words \u201cc\u00fab\u00f3g\u201d <\/strong>and \u201ccl\u00faideog\u201d <\/strong>to today\u2019s practices.\u00a0\u00a0 These would distinguish the special Easter eggs from a normal, everyday \u201cclutch\u201d of eggs, which would usually be an \u201c\u00e1l.\u201d\u00a0 \u201c\u00c1l\u201d <\/strong>is also used for a clutch of the actual chicks, and for other animals, so, as always, context is key (cf. \u00e1l banbh, <\/strong>a litter of pigs, and even \u00e1l p\u00e1ist\u00ed, <\/strong>a swarm of children).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not all 2nd<\/sup>-declension nouns end with \u201c-\u00f3g,\u201d of course.\u00a0 Two other typical samples are \u201cubh\u201d <\/strong>(egg) and \u201ccos\u201d<\/strong> (foot or leg \u2013 differentiating foot vs. leg will have to be \u00e1bhar blag eile<\/strong>),<\/p>\n

ubh,<\/strong> egg<\/p>\n

an ubh,<\/strong> the egg<\/p>\n

na huibhe, <\/strong>of the egg; sampla: dath na huibhe, <\/strong>the color of the egg<\/p>\n

uibheacha<\/strong>, eggs; sampla<\/strong>: uibheacha C\u00e1sca<\/strong>, Easter eggs<\/p>\n

na huibheacha<\/strong>, the eggs: sampla:<\/strong> C\u00e1 bhfuil na huibheacha<\/strong>?\u00a0 Where are the eggs?<\/p>\n

na n-uibheacha<\/strong>, of the eggs; sampla: An maith leat dathanna na n-uibheacha<\/strong>? Do you like the colors of the eggs?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Likewise: cos, an chos, na coise (sampla: cead na coise,<\/strong> the permission of his leg\/foot, i.e. the ability to go where one wants), na cosa, na gcos (sampla: tine na gcos fuar,<\/strong> a very idiomatic expression meaning \u201cpoor fire,\u201d lit. fire of the cold feet)<\/p>\n

So we\u2019ve done eggs, legs, and clutches.\u00a0 What about hutches, as the title of this blog suggested?\u00a0 Some of you may already know that the ordinary word for a rabbit hutch is not<\/em> second declension.\u00a0 It\u2019s a p\u00fair\u00edn coin\u00edn<\/strong>, 4th<\/sup>-declension, like most words with the \u201c-\u00edn\u201d ending.\u00a0 And that\u2019s masculine, to boot, a further differentiation from most 2nd<\/sup>-declension nouns.\u00a0 So, Easterish as it might be to talk about rabbit hutches, why on earth is \u201chutch\u201d in this blog?\u00a0\u00a0 A little bait and switch here.\u00a0 I wonder how many of you immediately thought \u201cbaker\u2019s hutch\u201d? \u00a0Why a baker\u2019s hutch?\u00a0 In Irish, it\u2019s the same as the word for \u201ckneading-trough,\u201d and it\u2019s a 2nd<\/sup>-declension noun.\u00a0 An cuimhin leat \u00e9<\/strong>?\u00a0 It has a surprisingly large number of cultural associations.\u00a0 The Irish is <torm\u00e1il druma<\/strong>> \u2026 losaid<\/strong>.\u00a0 Hmmm, from kneading-trough to baker\u2019s hutch, say what?\u00a0 Well, like many words, \u201closaid<\/strong>\u201d has a variety of meanings, including \u201cwooden food-tray,” \u201dshallow food-basket,\u201d and \u201csmall table that can collapse.\u201d\u00a0 Some combination of the latter ideas leads us to \u201cbaker\u2019s hutch,\u201d is d\u00f3cha<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The forms of losaid,<\/strong> typical of 2nd<\/sup>-declension nouns, are:<\/p>\n

an losaid<\/strong>, the baker\u2019s hutch, the kneading-trough<\/p>\n

na losaide; sampla: m\u00e9id na losaide<\/strong>, the size of the baker\u2019s hutch\/kneading trough, or to slightly Irishize a reference from Welsh literature: comp\u00e1nach na losaide<\/strong>, i.e. druideog<\/strong>\/drudwy<\/em> Branwen, which is a sc\u00e9al<\/strong>\/chwedl<\/em> unto itself (\u00e1bhar blag eile, i bhfad sa todhcha\u00ed<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

na losaid\u00ed<\/strong>, the bakers\u2019 hutches (or the baker\u2019s hutches, if a baker has more than one \u2013 riala\u00edonn uascham\u00f3ga —\u00a0chun ruda\u00ed mar sin a idirdheal\u00fa<\/strong>!)<\/p>\n

na losaid\u00ed<\/strong>, of the hutches of the baker(-s), of the kneading-troughs; sampla<\/strong> (with the kneading-trough definition): \u00fas\u00e1id na losaid\u00ed mar umair bhaiste <\/strong>(the use of the kneading-troughs as baptismal fonts \u2013 if that seems aisteach<\/strong>, just keep reading)<\/p>\n

The word \u201closaid<\/strong>\u201d may seem a bit obscure today, but actually, it still resonates fairly (?) widely, as the following examples show:<\/p>\n

a) Losaid na Gaoithe a Tuath<\/strong> (The Trough of the North Wind), a stone at Iona Cathedral in Scotland that could help ships get favorable wind<\/p>\n

b) Losaid Mael Ruain<\/strong>, now used as a font, at St. Maelruain\u2019s (Church of Ireland) in Tallaght, South Dublin, which was built in the 19th<\/sup>-century on a former Celtic monastic site<\/p>\n

c) “Losaid”<\/strong> used in an extended meaning for a table full of food<\/p>\n

d) \u201cAn Losaid<\/strong>\u201d or Losset (anglicized) as a place name element, sometimes referring to a fertile field.\u00a0 Found in the following counties: Aontroim, An Cabh\u00e1n, D\u00fan na nGall, An Mh\u00ed, Muineach\u00e1n, Tiobraid \u00c1rann, T\u00edr Eoghain<\/strong>.\u00a0 Most of these places are \u201cbailte fearainn<\/strong>\u201d (townlands), not \u201cbailte<\/strong>\u201d (towns), and therefore quite small in population, so don\u2019t be surprised if you haven\u2019t heard of them.<\/p>\n

True, all of these examples are in the more traditional sense (kneading-trough), not \u201cbaker\u2019s hutch,\u201d but I\u2019ll take the rhyme any time.\u00a0 \u201cHutch!\u201d \u201cClutch!\u201d Yeah, it\u2019s a stretch, but anything for a catchy title!<\/p>\n

The small group of 2nd<\/sup>-declension masculine nouns is coming up sa ch\u00e9ad bhlag eile<\/strong>.\u00a0 And then the third declension.\u00a0 SGF, \u00f3 R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gluais: breactha le r\u00e9inchlocha<\/strong>, rhinestone-studded; cearn\u00f3g,<\/strong> square; cleath\u00f3g<\/strong>, cue-stick; cruabhr\u00f3g<\/strong>, hardshoe (re: dancing); c\u00far\u00f3g<\/strong>, souffl\u00e9; g\u00e1illeog,<\/strong> mouthful; ulscr\u00e9ach\u00f3g<\/strong>, screech owl<\/p>\n

N\u00f3ta cult\u00fartha<\/strong>: By the way, this year\u2019s egg decorating kits also include one that comes with r\u00e9inchlocha (<\/strong>aka br\u00e9agdhiamaint).\u00a0 <\/strong>I bet you\u2019ve just been champing at the bit to say, \u201c\u00d3, nach deas \u00ed do chl\u00faideog agus \u00ed breactha le r\u00e9inchlocha!\u201d\u00a0 De r\u00e9ir an fh\u00f3gra d\u00f3ibh, \u00fas\u00e1idtear na r\u00e9inchlocha le haghaidh drithl\u00ed ar an toirt <\/strong>(instant sparkle).\u00a0 Furasta a \u00fas\u00e1id \u2013 \u201cscamh agus greamaigh,\u201d sin an m\u00e9id.\u00a0\u00a0 D\u00e1la an sc\u00e9il (a d\u00f3), is d\u00f3cha gurbh fhearr liom \u201cr\u00e9inchlocha\u201d a r\u00e1 sa ch\u00e1s seo, n\u00e1 br\u00e9agdhiamaint.\u00a0 <\/strong>The latter would sound a little too literal. \u00a0Likewise, \u201cBuachaill B\u00f3 na mBr\u00e9agdhiamant\u201d <\/strong>(Cowboy of the Fake Diamonds) doesn\u2019t quite cut it.\u00a0 Nach deise i bhfad, \u201cBuachaill B\u00f3 na R\u00e9inchloch\u201d<\/strong> (Cowboy of the Rhinestones)?\u00a0 The word \u201crhinestone\u201d at least conveys a little bit of a sense of dra\u00edocht<\/strong> (magic) or mealltacht<\/strong> (glamour), whereas \u201cfake diamond\u201d just conveys cn\u00edopaireacht<\/strong> (miserliness, or a little more intrinsically, skinflintedness, if that can be construed as an English word).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

\u00a0(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Continuing along with our \u201cdeclension\u201d series, here are roinnt sampla\u00ed of the second declension.\u00a0 That\u2019s the second out of four or five declensions (opinions vary).\u00a0 Almost all 2nd-declension nouns are feminine, the two main exceptions being \u00a0\u201cim\u201d and \u201csliabh,\u201d which will be dealt with in a later blog. Go comhthitimeach (coincidentally) agus go…<\/p>\n

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