{"id":7868,"date":"2016-04-28T05:31:33","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T05:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=7868"},"modified":"2016-05-01T20:14:36","modified_gmt":"2016-05-01T20:14:36","slug":"how-to-pronounce-shiamsaiochta-in-irish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/how-to-pronounce-shiamsaiochta-in-irish\/","title":{"rendered":"How to pronounce ‘shiamsa\u00edochta’ in Irish"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cad iad na marca\u00edochta\u00ed siamsa\u00edochta a fheiceann t\u00fa sa ph\u00e1irc shiamsa\u00edochta seo? Seo na freagra\u00ed “scrofa” — t\u00e1 na gn\u00e1thfhoirmeacha de na focail seo ag bun an bhlag: cho\u00f3\u00f3stllrir, thor r\u00f3m, galn\u00e1ile\u00e1 rinteach (grafaic: https:\/\/openclipart.org\/detail\/194804\/carnival-color)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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

There seems to be an unstated rule in language learning that the longer a new word is, the more we hesitate before pronouncing it.\u00a0 \u00a0This can apply in many languages … antidisestablishmentarianism … anticonstitutionellment<\/em> … Siebentausendzweihundertvierundf\u00fcnfzig<\/em> … leas-phr\u00edomhfheidhmeannaigh<\/strong> … or pinagpinamamagaspasan<\/em>, to name just a few.<\/p>\n

And I don’t even want to start with place names around the world, because then we could fill up a blog with about five of the major contenders internationally and their component parts, without much room for any real discussion of them.\u00a0 But maybe we’ll do a future blog on that one.\u00a0 And we could still keep up the Irish content by, for example, translating “Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg<\/em>” or “Taumatawhakatangi\u00adhangakoauauotamatea\u00adturipukakapikimaunga\u00adhoronukupokaiwhen\u00aduakitanatahu<\/em>” into<\/em> Irish.<\/p>\n

But … today we’ll focus on a word that is only moderately long in comparison, “shiamsa\u00edochta<\/strong>,” which came up in the most recent blog, written as a tribute to the late Prince (nasc th\u00edos<\/strong>).\u00a0 At thirteen letters long, this word is really quite manageable.\u00a0 Especially when we consider that it’s simply “siamsa\u00edocht<\/strong>” with an extra “h” inserted at the beginning and an extra “a” at the end, all for quite basic reasons in the language.<\/p>\n

It’s even more manageable when we look at the core word, “siamsa<\/strong>.”\u00a0 Six letters, three syllables, short and simple.\u00a0 “Siamsa<\/strong>” [SHEE-um-suh] means “musical entertainment” or “amusement,” and sometimes it’s a variant of the near-lookalike “siansa<\/strong>” [SHEE-uh-suh], which means “strain or melody of music.”\u00a0 Mostly though, “siamsa<\/strong>” is used for the sensation created by the music (entertainment) and “siansa<\/strong>” for the music itself.<\/p>\n

Once we have “siamsa<\/strong>,” then we can have “siamsa\u00edocht<\/strong>,” adding a widely-used suffix, “-(a)\u00edocht” in Irish (cf. eacnama\u00edocht, cam\u00f3ga\u00edocht, iom\u00e1na\u00edocht, foghra\u00edocht, f\u00f3ill\u00edocht, eagna\u00edocht,\u00a0 amhr\u00e1na\u00edocht, amharclanna\u00edocht<\/strong>, and acrai-chleasghleaca\u00edocht<\/strong>, to randomly name a few).<\/p>\n

Just don’t mistake the suffix “-(a)\u00edocht” for the actual noun “a\u00edocht<\/strong>,” unrelated, whose basic meaning is “hospitality.”<\/p>\n

The word “siamsa\u00edocht<\/strong>,” clocking in at a mere eleven letters, picks up two more letters when used in the phrase “s\u00e1r-r\u00e9alta shiamsa\u00edochta<\/strong>” (entertainment superstar, or in the actual word order, “superstar of entertainment”).<\/p>\n

So how do we pronounce this?<\/p>\n

siamsa\u00edocht<\/strong> [SHEE-um-see-ukht]<\/p>\n

shiamsa\u00edochta<\/strong> [HEE-um-see-ukh-tuh]<\/p>\n

You may also encounter:<\/p>\n

an tsiamsa\u00edocht<\/strong> [un Tch<\/sup>EE-um-see-ukht], the entertainment<\/p>\n

shiamsa\u00edocht<\/strong> [HEE-um-see-ukht], entertainment, typically used after some prepositions, \u00a0in phrases like:<\/p>\n

Ach t\u00e1 iliomad beala\u00ed ann chun go gcaithfeadh an Rialtas airgead ar shiamsa\u00edocht agus ar chaitheamh aimsire<\/strong> (com\/ie\/i\/igaeilge.ie\/2013-03-21_1687777_12\/June_Irish_language_news_2010_Irish_language_news_iGaeilge\/)<\/p>\n

gluais don athfhriotal: iliomad<\/strong>, multiplicity; bealach<\/strong>, way, path; go gcaithfeadh an Rialtas<\/strong>, that the Government would spend; caitheamh aimsire<\/strong>, pastime, lit. consuming\u00a0of time in enjoyable activities<\/p>\n

A few more phrases that have some form of this word are:<\/p>\n

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  1. a) aonach siamsa\u00edochta<\/strong>, funfair<\/li>\n
  2. b) p\u00e1irc siamsa\u00edochta<\/strong> or p\u00e1irc shiamsa\u00edochta<\/strong>, amusement park (I’ve seen both spellings)<\/li>\n
  3. c) p\u00e1irc siamsa\u00edochta th\u00e9ama<\/strong>, theme park, lit. park of amusement of theme. A shorter phrase, “p\u00e1irc th\u00e9ama<\/strong>,” is also used.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Those three add the “-a” ending, to show that we really mean “of entertainment” or “of fun,” but they don’t have the initial lenition, where the initial “s” is changed to ‘sh.”\u00a0 Some examples of that would be:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. a) o\u00edche shiamsa\u00edochta<\/strong>, a night of entertainment, with lenition following the feminine noun “o\u00edche<\/strong>.”<\/li>\n
    2. b) cl\u00e1ir shiamsa\u00edochta<\/strong>, light entertainment, lit. programs of entertainment, with lenition following the plural form “cl\u00e1ir<\/strong>.” Here’s an interesting example of this combination:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Is gr\u00fapa \u00e9 an lucht f\u00e9achana at\u00e1 ina saor\u00e1naigh a dtagann eolas \u00f3 chl\u00e1ir fhaisn\u00e9ise chucu agus, lena chois sin, is tomhalt\u00f3ir\u00ed iad a bhaineann siamsa as cl\u00e1ir shiamsa\u00edochta<\/strong>. (Na Me\u00e1in, le hIarfhlaith Watson, http:\/\/researchrepository.ucd.ie\/bitstream\/handle\/10197\/5680\/Watson_2012_Na_Me\u00e1in._An_tSochtheangeola\u00edocht.docx?sequence=1)<\/p>\n

      gluais don athfhriotal sin<\/strong> (since it is a bit complicated): lucht f\u00e9achana<\/strong>, audience; cl\u00e1r faisn\u00e9ise<\/strong>, documentary (lit. program of knowledge); lena chois sin<\/strong>, as well as that; tomhalt\u00f3ir<\/strong>, consumer<\/p>\n

      Note what happens when we don’t use the word “cl\u00e1ir<\/strong>” (programs) in the phrase, first substituting “cl\u00e1r<\/strong>,” meaning “a program” and secondly substituting “cl\u00e1racha<\/strong> for “cl\u00e1ir<\/strong>“:<\/p>\n

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      1. a) cl\u00e1r siamsa\u00edochta<\/strong>, a program of (light) entertainment, as in this notice by Victoria B. Hamilton to Club Chonradh na Gaeilge about a new family entertainment program, posted in Facebook, which starts:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        “A chairde,
        \nT\u00e1 cl\u00e1r siamsa\u00edochta teaghlaigh \u00e1 l\u00e9iri\u00fa ag Tyrone Productions faoi l\u00e1thair. Rud cos\u00fail le <\/strong>School Around the Corner at\u00e1 i gceist.<\/strong> \u00a0… ( https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/anclub\/posts\/10206928676529677, based on this announcement: http:\/\/filmireland.net\/2016\/01\/04\/call-for-audience-members-for-tg4-show\/)<\/p>\n

        gluais don athfhriotal sin: teaghlaigh<\/strong>, of family; \u00e1 l\u00e9iri\u00fa<\/strong>, being produced; faoi l\u00e1thair<\/strong>, currently; i gceist<\/strong>, involved, meant, lit. “in question” but to indicate the topic, not to suggest doubt<\/p>\n

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        1. b) cl\u00e1racha siamsa\u00edochta<\/strong>, (programs of) light entertainment, using the alternate plural form “cl\u00e1racha<\/strong>,” as in:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Seirbh\u00eds\u00ed cuimsitheacha raidi\u00f3 agus teilif\u00edse at\u00e1 saor le cl\u00e1racha siamsa\u00edochta, oideachas\u00fala agus eolais a chraoladh a fheileann do chuile dhuine is br\u00ed le craolach\u00e1n na seirbh\u00edse poibl\u00ed in \u00c9irinn<\/strong> (http:\/\/www.citizensinformation.ie\/ga\/consumer_affairs\/media\/tv_licences.html)<\/p>\n

          gluais: cuimsitheach<\/strong>, comprehensive; oideachas\u00fail<\/strong>, educational; a chraoladh<\/strong>, to broadcast; a fheileann do<\/strong>, which are suitable for; br\u00ed<\/strong>, meaning; poibl\u00ed<\/strong>, public<\/p>\n

          So now we’ve seen various forms of the word “siamsa\u00edocht<\/strong>,” with some pronunciation tips.<\/p>\n

          One last point, before we wrap up for this blogpost, why do we have both the word “siamsa<\/strong>” and the word “siamsa\u00edocht<\/strong>” in Irish?\u00a0 “Siamsa\u00edocht<\/strong>” can readily mean entertainment or amusement in general but, these days at least, “siamsa<\/strong>” more specifically tends to mean “musical entertainment.”\u00a0 Older definitions of “siamsa<\/strong>” include “sport” or “friendly gathering” or “amusement” without the musical implication.\u00a0 Curiously, “siamsa\u00edocht<\/strong>” doesn’t appear in \u00d3 Domhnaill’s hugely comprehensive dictionary, Focl\u00f3ir Gaeilge-B\u00e9arla<\/em>, published in 1977, or in the shorter but fairly authoritative Focl\u00f3ir P\u00f3ca<\/em> (as of 1990) \u00a0and I don’t see it in any of the pre-1977 dictionaries I’ve been able to check.\u00a0 \u00a0The word “siamsa\u00edocht<\/strong>” seems to have evolved fairly recently (1990s?) and now there are two related words, “siamsa<\/strong>” and “siamsa\u00edocht<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

          But then before Legoland and Tayto Park and TV, what other kind of amusement was there, besides music?\u00a0 Sc\u00e9ala\u00edocht<\/strong> agus cluich\u00ed agus cleasanna, is d\u00f3cha<\/strong>.\u00a0 But nothing like the numerous activities (gn\u00edomha\u00edochta\u00ed<\/strong>) now available for our leisure time (am f\u00f3ill\u00edochta<\/strong>).\u00a0 And, of course, a huge enterprise of \u00a0marketing them has also arisen.<\/p>\n

          Bhuel, sin \u00e9 don bhlagmh\u00edr seo, pl\u00e9 na bhfocal “siamsa” agus “siamsa\u00edocht,” mar chuimhne ar an s\u00e1r-r\u00e9alta shiamsa\u00edochta Prince.\u00a0 T\u00e1 s\u00fail agam go raibh s\u00e9 seo n\u00edos m\u00f3 n\u00e1 siams\u00fail <\/strong>(amusing, entertaining, diverting) ach \u00fas\u00e1ideach <\/strong>(useful) chomh maith.\u00a0 C\u00e9n ph\u00e1irc shiamsa\u00edochta a mbeidh tusa ag tabhairt cuairt uirthi\u00a0 i mbliana?\u00a0 N\u00f3 an dtabharfaidh t\u00fa cuairt ar Shiamsa T\u00edre <\/strong>(http:\/\/www.siamsatire.com\/), an <\/strong>“national folk theatre” i dTr\u00e1 L\u00ed, Contae Chiarra\u00ed, i mbliana?\u00a0 C\u00e9n siamsa n\u00f3 c\u00e9n tsiamsa\u00edocht a bheith agat?\u00a0 SGF — R\u00f3isl\u00edn (agus m\u00e9 ag smaoineamh, “Am f\u00f3ill\u00edochta?\u00a0 C\u00e1 bhfuil an t-am f\u00f3ill\u00edochta sin?”)<\/strong><\/p>\n

          Nasc:<\/strong>\u00a0In \u00f3m\u00f3s don s\u00e1r-r\u00e9alta shiamsa\u00edochta\u00a0Prince \u2014 R\u00e9altn\u00e9al Corcra (a memorial note with some Irish phrases)<\/a> Posted on 25. Apr, 2016 by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a> (https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/in-omos-don-sar-realta-shiamsaiochta-prince-realtneal-corcra-a-memorial-note-with-some-irish-phrases\/)<\/p>\n

          Freagra\u00ed\u00a0\u00f3n bpicti\u00far:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Cad iad na marca\u00edochta\u00ed siamsa\u00edochta a fheiceann t\u00fa sa ph\u00e1irc shiamsa\u00edochta seo? rollch<\/em><\/strong>\u00f3st\u00f3ir<\/strong> (<\/em>cho\u00f3\u00f3stllrir), roth m\u00f3r<\/strong> (thor r\u00f3m), \u00e1illeag\u00e1n intreach<\/strong> (galn\u00e1ile\u00e1 rinteach). \u00a0Dh\u00e1 ainm eile ar “\u00e1illeag\u00e1n intreach”: timpeall\u00e1n spraoi, roithleag\u00e1n r\u00f3<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

          (le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) There seems to be an unstated rule in language learning that the longer a new word is, the more we hesitate before pronouncing it.\u00a0 \u00a0This can apply in many languages … antidisestablishmentarianism … anticonstitutionellment … Siebentausendzweihundertvierundf\u00fcnfzig … leas-phr\u00edomhfheidhmeannaigh … or pinagpinamamagaspasan, to name just a few. And I don’t even want to start…<\/p>\n

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