{"id":8114,"date":"2016-06-30T16:14:31","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T16:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=8114"},"modified":"2016-07-10T04:59:24","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T04:59:24","slug":"cuig-fhocal-ar-brexit-i-ngaeilge-cad-iad-na-haistriuchain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/cuig-fhocal-ar-brexit-i-ngaeilge-cad-iad-na-haistriuchain\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00faig Fhocal ar ‘Brexit’ i nGaeilge?\u00a0 Cad iad na haistri\u00fach\u00e1in?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Bhuel,<\/strong> I guess it was only a matter of time before I checked online, to see how the word “Brexit” is being handled in Irish. \u00a0The result is basically what I expected. \u00a0More than just one choice.<\/p>\n

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\"Bhuel,<\/a>

Bhuel, at least we can get some vocabulary mileage out of this issue by translating the words, so we have five choices for ‘Brexit,’ plus ‘fanacht,’ ‘imeacht,’ ‘Aontas Eorpach,’ and more.<\/em>
(graphic: www.publicdomainpictures.net\/view-image.php?image=176869&picture=brexit)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

While “Brexit” is often used while writing in Irish (nasc th\u00edos<\/strong>), there is some use of Irish translations of the portmanteau word, most notably “Breatimeacht<\/strong>” (Breatain + Imeacht).\u00a0 Using Google search, \u00a0I found a total of 28 hits for “Breatimeacht<\/strong>,” the earliest easily-datable one apparently being from October 14, 2015, with the following phrases: \u00a0“Breatimeacht gan tionchar ar bhuis\u00e9ad 2017”-Taoiseach<\/a> and Breatimeacht le pl\u00e9 ag an gComhairle Aireachta<\/a>.\u00a0 But the links for these hits appear to be broken, so at the moment I can’t go any further with clarifying when they first appeared.\u00a0 The links now seem connected to an art marketing website, so I’m not inclined to click on them. \u00a0BTW, sure, I’d click on art marketing if I were looking for art, but not when I’m looking for st\u00f3rfhocal na Gaeilge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Adjusting the search for Irish lenition, eclipsis, and genitive case, we can also add:<\/p>\n

Bhreatimeacht<\/strong>: 27 hits<\/p>\n

mBreatimeacht:<\/strong> 12 hits<\/p>\n

na Breatimeachta<\/strong> (of the Breatimeacht):\u00a0 47 hits<\/p>\n

Additionally, as of this writing, there are 15 hits for “Breatimeacht<\/strong>” listed on RT\u00c9’s website alone, some of which didn’t show up in my Google search.\u00a0 So I’m sure there are more examples that aren’t showing up in any of my searches, but overall, it looks like both Breatimeacht<\/strong> and Brexit are reasonably widely used within the limited amount of Irish language commentary I’ve found about the issue.<\/p>\n

A few other combinations have also shown up, and they are well-crafted word play, but it’s hard to say how much they’ve caught on.\u00a0 These next two are from https:\/\/twitter.com\/toibin1\/status\/738669190513602560<\/p>\n

Sasamach<\/strong> (Sasana + Amach).\u00a0 Very clever, echoing the word “Sasanach<\/strong>” (Englishman).\u00a0 I get 87 Google hits, but that probably includes about 10% coincidental combinations from other languages. \u00a0So, about 80? \u00a0With mutations, no hits so far (tSasamach, Shasamach).\u00a0 Can this word have a genitive case ending, since it’s based on an adverb?\u00a0 Ceist mhaith<\/strong>, but all I can say is I get no results for any of the possible combinations I can think of.<\/p>\n

Br\u00e9al\u00fa<\/strong> (Breatain + \u00c9al\u00fa).\u00a0 I get 55 Google hits, about 5 of which appear to be coincidental combinations from other languages.\u00a0 So, about 50? \u00a0Plus: Bhr\u00e9al\u00fa<\/strong>: 3 hits; mBr\u00e9al\u00fa<\/strong>: no hits, and no hits for any form of “Br\u00e9alaithe<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

So far, the examples illustrate the varying approach to considering whether the issue is “English” or “British.”\u00a0 “Sasamach<\/strong>” would technically just refer to just England leaving.\u00a0 And “Breatimeacht”<\/strong> seems to be the one most found in the mainstream media.<\/p>\n

Looking beyond the Twitter entries, I find “Sasamuigh<\/strong>” at http:\/\/reajeasa.tumblr.com\/post\/146414311868\/is-sasamach-the-irish-for-brexit-is-it-awesome.\u00a0 Searching further for Sasamuigh<\/strong> (Sasana + Amuigh), I get total of 6 hits, but 3 are duplicates.\u00a0\u00a0 Using “amuigh<\/strong>” instead of “amach<\/strong>” parallels the ordinary usage of these two words in sentences like:<\/p>\n

T\u00e1 m\u00e9 ag dul amach<\/strong>.\u00a0 I’m going outside (used with movement).<\/p>\n

T\u00e1 s\u00e9 amuigh sa ghaird\u00edn<\/strong>.\u00a0 He is out in the garden (stationary).<\/p>\n

So far that’s four versions.\u00a0 I figured someone would come up with a slightly bawdier interpretation, given the possibilities with “imeacht<\/strong>” and the letters “BR” and “broim<\/strong>,” and so they did.\u00a0 Seo ceist a bh\u00ed ag<\/strong> Breand\u00e1n Delap: “Agus cad \u00e9 bhur mbar\u00fail faoi Bhr\u00e9al\u00fa n\u00f3 Br(o)imeacht i gc\u00e1s Brexit?” <\/strong>(https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimigogola\/status\/615828532300808192: 3:25 AM – 30 Jun 2015).\u00a0 Interesting how “Brexit” is also used in the same sentence.<\/p>\n

Actually, isn’t this a “United Kingdom” exit, at least as things stand at the moment? \u00a0So couldn’t the portmanteau be based on “an R\u00edocht Aontaithe<\/strong>” (RA<\/strong>), in which case we could have ” *RAimeacht” or “* RAmach,” couldn’t we?\u00a0\u00a0 But so far, I haven’t seen these words at all in any active use. \u00a0If there’s another Scottish referendum, maybe we’ll be looking at some more vocabulary, portmanteau or not.<\/p>\n

By the way, “exit” as a noun in Irish is generally “bealach amach<\/strong>” or “sl\u00ed amach<\/strong>.”\u00a0 Interesting how when we’re looking at one English word, “exit,” we end up with at least four possibilities in Irish (imeacht, f\u00e1g\u00e1il, bealach amach, sl\u00ed amach<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Sl\u00e1n go f\u00f3ill – R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

PS: On a more basic note, for anyone who wants a little more general background on the political situation, this article is an interesting overview:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-politics-32810887 (The UK’s EU referendum: All you need to know, By Brian Wheeler & Alex Hunt, 24 June 2016).\u00a0 Of course, for most people within the UK, this information would probably be “seansc\u00e9al agus \u00e9 meirgeach<\/strong>” by now, but for l\u00e9itheoir\u00ed in \u00e1iteanna mar Mheirice\u00e1 Thuaidh<\/strong>, it might prove faisn\u00e9iseach<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 Meanwhile, like many others, I’m waiting to see what effect this will have on Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and, well, An Eoraip go ginear\u00e1lta. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nasc: an focal “Brexit” gan athr\u00fa<\/strong>: http:\/\/tuairisc.ie\/tabhacht-neamhghnach-le-tuaisceart-eireann-agus-vota-an-brexit-ag-teannadh-linn\/.\u00a0 Actually, this article uses both forms, Brexit and Breatimeacht<\/strong>, including “lucht na Breatimeachta<\/strong>” and “ar son na Breatimeachta<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Bhuel, I guess it was only a matter of time before I checked online, to see how the word “Brexit” is being handled in Irish. \u00a0The result is basically what I expected. \u00a0More than just one choice.   While “Brexit” is often used while writing in Irish (nasc th\u00edos), there is some use…<\/p>\n

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