{"id":7712,"date":"2016-02-29T17:59:59","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T17:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=7712"},"modified":"2016-03-07T21:53:08","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T21:53:08","slug":"25-ways-to-say-family-in-irish-cuid-a-tri-pt-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/25-ways-to-say-family-in-irish-cuid-a-tri-pt-3\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Ways to Say ‘Family’ in Irish, Cuid a Tr\u00ed (Pt. 3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"Teacht<\/a>

Teacht le ch\u00e9ile teaghlaigh sa tSualainn, 1988 (grafaic: By Family assistant (Demitz files, acquired by FamSAC) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)<\/p><\/div>So far, in this mionsraith<\/strong> within this blog, we’ve looked at seven out of the 25 ways to say “family” in Irish that I have identified.\u00a0 In today’s post, we’ll look further at words that have to do with the extended family or relatives.\u00a0 And just as a little review, let’s try a little quiz on the seven words we’ve already done.\u00a0 They can all mean “family,” but I’ve tried to pare this little ceisti\u00fach\u00e1n<\/strong> down to one meaning per word (and if you know me, that’s always a challenge!).\u00a0 Freagra\u00ed th\u00edos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Banc focal:\u00a0 clann, comhluadar, c\u00faram, l\u00edon t\u00ed, muir\u00edn, muirear, teaghlach<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. family<\/li>\n
  2. children of a family<\/li>\n
  3. household<\/li>\n
  4. care<\/li>\n
  5. charge<\/li>\n
  6. social company<\/li>\n
  7. burden<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Agus anois, an tr\u00ed\u00fa cuid den mhionsraith, an teaghlach s\u00ednte<\/strong>.\u00a0 As previously, I’ve listed them with basic definitions, and several different forms of the word: plural (pl), genitive\/possessive singular (gs), genitive\/possessive (gpl), and in some cases, extra notes.<\/p>\n

    C. Extended Family (immediate family plus relatives)<\/em><\/p>\n

    8. muintir,<\/strong> extended family, kin, “folks,” the next of kin; an mhuintir<\/strong> (gs: sinsir na muintire<\/strong>), pl: na muintireacha<\/strong> (gpl: sinsir na muintireacha<\/strong> — this would imply the ancestors of more than one family group). “Muintir<\/strong>” can also be used in front of surnames, as in “Muintir Chadhain<\/strong>” (the extended family of \u00d3 Cadhain).<\/p>\n

    This word can also mean “residents” collectively, as in “muintir na h\u00e1ite<\/strong>” or “muintir Bhost\u00fain<\/strong>,” usually followed by a place name. \u00a0\u00a0I doubt that the genitive plural form for either sense (kin or residents) comes up all that often in everyday conversation, but here’s a nice example, with the sense of “residents”\u00a0 from the writing of Alan Titley (a mionghluais<\/strong> for this sentence is provided at the end of this blog post):
    \n“N\u00edl aon chuma air go bhfuil maol\u00fa ag teacht ar iomad\u00fa na mionst\u00e1t, ar fh\u00e9inriail, ar neamhsple\u00e1chas na muintireacha at\u00e1 ag teacht an\u00edos as faoi bhun na m\u00f3rst\u00e1tn\u00e1isi\u00fan ilchin\u00edocha.<\/strong>” (An Poblacht\u00e1nachas Cult\u00fair (Mar R\u00e9iteach ar Fhadhbanna an Domhain<\/em>), le hAlan Title<\/strong>y, http:\/\/theirelandinstitute.com\/republic\/03\/html\/titley003.html)<\/p>\n

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    1. gaolta,<\/strong> relatives, kin, family; na gaolta<\/strong>, (gpl: d\u00edoltas na ngaolta<\/strong>), relatives, kin, family. This is based on “gaol<\/strong>,” which itself has many meanings (relationship, a relation, a relative, etc.) and shows up in phrases like “fear gaoil<\/strong>” (a male relative) or “bean ghaoil<\/strong>” (a female relative). \u00a0I’ve listed the plural here, since it takes more than one person to constitute a family.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. gaolta gairide<\/strong>, close relations (family), close relationships; na gaolta gairide<\/strong> (gpl: ainmneacha na ngaolta gairide<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. daoine muinteartha<\/strong>, family members, lit. “related people,” relatives; na daoine muinteartha<\/strong> (gpl: ainmneacha na ndaoine muinteartha<\/strong>). This phrase can also be used in the singular, of course, as “duine muinteartha<\/strong>,” but I’m trying to limit this discussion to words that mean “family,” not individual relatives as such, so I’ve listed the phrase in the plural.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. cleamhnaithe<\/strong>, relations by marriage, in-laws; na cleamhnaithe<\/strong> (gpl: ainmneacha na gcleamhnaithe<\/strong>). This is the plural form of “cleamhna\u00ed<\/strong>,” itself based on words like “cleamhnas<\/strong>” (relationship by marriage, or a marriage arrangement), all of which are related (as it were!) to “cliamhain<\/strong>” (son-in-law, aka “mac cleamhnais<\/strong>“) and “banchliamhain<\/strong> (daughter-in-law, aka “bean mic<\/strong>“). Another way to say “in-laws” is “gaolta cleamhnais<\/strong>” (lit. “relatives of marriage).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            BTW, I did a Google search for the phrase “in\u00edon chleamhnais,<\/strong>” since it seemed like that would be a parallel term to “mac cleamhnais<\/strong>.”\u00a0 But in the whole wide cyberworld of Google hits, there was just one for “in\u00edon chleamhnais<\/strong>.”\u00a0 That may say something about the nature of relationships of in-laws, but whatever the interpretation, that must be left to another blog post.<\/p>\n

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            1. cairde gaoil<\/strong>, kin; na cairde gaoil<\/strong> (gpl: ainmneacha na gcairde gaoil<\/strong>). This can mean both” friends and relations” combined, but usually these are distinguished as “kith” (with “cairde gaoil<\/strong>” specifically meaning the “close friends”) and “kin” (gaolta<\/strong>, i.e. relations). So “cairde gaoil<\/strong>” could mean “relations” or “close friends” or both.\u00a0\u00a0 Hmm, suimi\u00fail<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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              1. gaolta i bhfad amach<\/strong>, distant relations, lit. relations “far out”; na gaolta i bhfad amach<\/strong> (gpl: ainmneacha na ngaolta i bhfad amach<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                1. bunadh<\/strong>, family, people, native inhabitants, origin, stock, root, foundation, the stock of a farm, principle, basis, essence; an bunadh<\/strong> (gs: i gcuideachta an bhunaidh seo<\/strong>). With so many meanings, this word often doesn’t actually mean “family,” but “bunadh an t\u00ed<\/strong>” (the people of the house) comes close. In my experience, when the form “bhunaidh<\/strong>” is given, it rarely refers to “family” as such, but rather to one of the other meanings, as in “an fh\u00edrinne bhunaidh<\/strong> (the essential\/basic truth).\u00a0 \u00a0Rarely used in the plural, especially these days.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Other general uses of “bunadh<\/strong>” include “bunadh eitneach<\/strong>” (ethnic origin) and “bunadh cin\u00edoch<\/strong>” (racial origin).<\/p>\n

                  An extension of this word, originally spelled “bunadhas<\/strong>,” is now spelled “bun\u00fas<\/strong>” (origin, basis, foundation, etc.) and might be familiar from phrases like “bun\u00fas dl\u00ed<\/strong>” (legal basis), “bun\u00fas eola\u00edochta<\/strong>” (scientific basis), “miotas bun\u00fais<\/strong>” (origin myth), “r\u00e1iteas gan bun\u00fas<\/strong>” (a statement without foundation), and “m\u00fair\u00edn de bhun\u00fas m\u00f3na<\/strong>” (peat-based compost — remember the “\u00fa” vs. the “u” for “m\u00fair\u00edn<\/strong>” vs. “muir\u00edn<\/strong>“).<\/p>\n

                  Bhuel, sin c\u00faig fhocal d\u00e9ag as a liosta.\u00a0 N\u00edos m\u00f3 le teacht!<\/strong> SGF — R\u00f3<\/strong>isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  Mionghluais don abairt (in ord na bhfocal): “N\u00edl aon chuma air go bhfuil maol\u00fa ag teacht ar iomad\u00fa na mionst\u00e1t, ar fh\u00e9inriail, ar neamhsple\u00e1chas na muintireacha at\u00e1 ag teacht an\u00edos as faoi bhun na m\u00f3rst\u00e1tn\u00e1isi\u00fan ilchin\u00edocha.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

                  cuma<\/strong>, appearance; maol\u00fa<\/strong> [MWEEL-oo OR MWAYL-oo], lessening; iomad\u00fa<\/strong>, propagation, proliferation, increasing, multiplying; mionst\u00e1t<\/strong>, mini-state; f\u00e9inriail<\/strong>, self-rule; neamhsple\u00e1chas<\/strong> [Ny<\/sup>OW-SPLAW-khuss, with the “ow” as in “now” or “cow,” not as in “tow,” OR Ny<\/sup>AV-SPLAW-khuss], independence; faoi bhun<\/strong>, under; m\u00f3rst\u00e1tn\u00e1isi\u00fan<\/strong>, large nation-state; ilchin\u00edoch<\/strong>, multi-racial<\/p>\n

                  Freagra\u00ed don “cheisti\u00fach\u00e1n”:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  1. family, teaghlach<\/li>\n
                  2. children of a family, clann<\/li>\n
                  3. household, l\u00edon t\u00ed<\/li>\n
                  4. care, c\u00faram<\/li>\n
                  5. charge, muirear<\/li>\n
                  6. social company, comhluadar<\/li>\n
                  7. burden, muir\u00edn<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

                    (le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) So far, in this mionsraith within this blog, we’ve looked at seven out of the 25 ways to say “family” in Irish that I have identified.\u00a0 In today’s post, we’ll look further at words that have to do with the extended family or relatives.\u00a0 And just as a little review, let’s try a…<\/p>\n

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