{"id":8222,"date":"2016-07-31T09:50:48","date_gmt":"2016-07-31T09:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=8222"},"modified":"2016-08-08T09:52:52","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T09:52:52","slug":"deich-bhfrasa-shuimiula-as-alt-ui-mhuirthile-saoiri-samhraidh-san-irish-times-cuid-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/deich-bhfrasa-shuimiula-as-alt-ui-mhuirthile-saoiri-samhraidh-san-irish-times-cuid-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Deich bhFr\u00e1sa Shuimi\u00fala as Alt U\u00ed Mhuirthile (\u2018Saoir\u00ed Samhraidh\u2019 san Irish Times), Cuid 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Hmm, maybe I should call this the glossary that never ends (an ghluais nach bhfuil deireadh aici<\/strong>).\u00a0 Every time I look at Liam \u00d3 Muirthile’s article (An Peann Coitianta, “Saoir\u00ed Samhraidh,” nasc th\u00edos<\/strong>), I see more and more interesting words, words which are probably a little off the beaten track, for tosaitheoir\u00ed ar a laghad<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"C\u00e9n<\/a>

C\u00e9n cine\u00e1l ceoil at\u00e1 \u00e1 sheinm ag an ngr\u00fapa seo? Rac-cheol. An maith leat rac-cheol? M\u00e1s maith, c\u00e9n gr\u00fapa is fearr leat? An gcanann siad i nGaeilge? Mo fhreagra f\u00e9in — is maith agus is iad na Beatles an rac-ghr\u00fapa is fearr liom, agus b’fh\u00e9idir The Horslips (a rinne leagan rac den T\u00e1in). (grafaic: http:\/\/publicdomainvectors.org\/en\/free-clipart\/Music-band-vector-image\/3230.html)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

So far in this series (sraith<\/strong>), we’ve looked at four forms of the word “summer” (samhradh, samhraidh, an tsamhraidh, samhra\u00ed<\/strong>), plus the following miscellaneous words: glamanna, feara\u00edocht, ag guaille\u00e1il, bu\u00edonta ban, leagadh (leagan), duileasc, faochain, \u00e1 nd\u00edol, b\u00e9 (ba \u00e9)<\/strong>.\u00a0 Remember the meanings?\u00a0 If not, t\u00e1 siad th\u00edos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Now for a few additional words and phrases from the same article:<\/p>\n

6) rac-cheol,<\/strong> or in the genitive case, rac-cheoil<\/strong> (faobhar \u00fad an rac-cheoil; saghas rac-cheoil<\/strong>).\u00a0 As I recall, the first textbook in which I saw this taught was Now You’re Talking<\/em>, which came out in the mid-nineties.\u00a0 It’s always worth noting how compound words are formed in Irish.\u00a0\u00a0 Frequently the first word will trigger lenition, so we don’t just have “ceol”<\/strong> (music) at the end, but “-cheol<\/strong>,” with the “c” silent and the “h” like the “h” in “human” or “Hugh.”\u00a0 When we want to say “of rock music,” the phrase becomes “rac-cheoil<\/strong>,” adding the letter “i.”<\/p>\n

And now here’s an interesting query — how and when did the word “rac-cheol<\/strong>” evolve in Irish?\u00a0 Was it already in vogue in the 1960s summer O Muirthile reminisces about in his article?\u00a0 Somehow, I don’t think it was in Bunt\u00fas Cainte<\/em> or Progress in Irish<\/em>, two of the various textbooks of the day.\u00a0 That’s speaking from memory, though.\u00a0 I’ll have to double-check for the word “rac-cheol<\/strong>” in 1960s texts (t\u00e9acsanna<\/strong>) when I have a chance.\u00a0 And was it in the everyday speech of the Gaeltacht (gn\u00e1thchaint na Gaeltachta<\/strong>)?<\/p>\n

And the second phrase for today’s blogpost:<\/p>\n

7) i bhfios n\u00f3 i ngan fhios di f\u00e9in<\/strong>, with the “di<\/strong>” referring to “bean an phian\u00f3<\/strong>” at the “c\u00e9il\u00ed<\/strong>.”\u00a0 This is an interesting phrase on several counts.\u00a0 One is seeing the word “fios<\/strong>” (knowledge) both eclipsed and lenited in such quick succession.\u00a0 A loose translation of the phrase would be, “whether or not she herself was aware of it.”\u00a0 Literally, it’s more like, “in knowledge or not in knowledge to her herself,” or even more literally, “in knowledge or in ‘without’ knowledge to her herself.”<\/p>\n

So why the eclipsis and then lenition?\u00a0 The word “i<\/strong>” (in) triggers eclipsis, as in “i bhfuinneog<\/strong>” (in a window, for something that’s literally “in a window,” like maybe a missing pane of glass).\u00a0 Or, to use our seaside vocab, “i bhfaocha<\/strong>” (in a winkle), which, if nothing else, could at least refer to the edible fleshy interior of this mollusk.<\/p>\n

The lenition occurs because the word “gan<\/strong>” triggers it (bhuel, amanna, ar a laghad<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Pronunciation?<\/p>\n

i bhfios<\/strong> [ih viss].\u00a0 This “bhf” is pronounced like a “v.”<\/p>\n

i ngan fhios<\/strong> [ing ahn iss].\u00a0 The “fh” is completely silent, as it always is in Irish.\u00a0 Other examples of this silent “fh” might be familiar, such as “an fhuinneog<\/strong>” (the window) and “a Fhiont\u00e1in<\/strong>,” for speaking to “Fiont\u00e1n” in direct address.<\/p>\n

The second interesting aspect of this phrase is simply that one often sees just the second half of it (i ngan fhios di, <\/strong>also “dom,” “duit,” <\/strong>etc.).\u00a0 But including the first half adds a nice parallelism to the phrase.<\/p>\n

Well, two more down, three more to go for our liosta deich bhfocal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And now back to our Nat King Cole theme (nasc th\u00edos<\/strong>)– how are you spending your lazy hazy crazy summer days?\u00a0 Please do write in and let us know.\u00a0 I nGaeilge, m\u00e1s f\u00e9idir.\u00a0<\/strong> SGF<\/strong>\u00a0 — R\u00f3isl\u00edn
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

PS And if you’re chomping (or “champing”) at the bit to know the Irish for sunbathing, since it’s that time of year, it’s “ag d\u00e9anamh bolg le gr\u00e9in (grian)<\/strong>,” lit. doing belly with sun.\u00a0 Of course, sometimes we sunbathe on our bellies, and it’s our “dromanna<\/strong>” which are to the sun.<\/p>\n

Naisc:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

alt U\u00ed Mhuirthile san Irish Times<\/strong>:\u00a0http:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/2.663\/saoiri-samhraidh-1.1091985\u00a0<\/strong>(14 L\u00fanasa 2002)<\/strong><\/p>\n

na<\/strong> blag<\/strong>anna<\/strong> roimhe seo<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Deich bhFr\u00e1sa Shuimi\u00fala as Alt U\u00ed Mhuirthile (\u2018Saoir\u00ed Samhraidh\u2019 san Irish Times), Cuid 1<\/a> Posted by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0on Jul 25, 2016 in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a>
\nDeich bhFr\u00e1sa Shuimi\u00fala as Alt U\u00ed Mhuirthile (\u2018Saoir\u00ed Samhraidh\u2019 san Irish Times), Cuid 2<\/a> Posted by r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a> on Jul 28, 2016 in Irish Language<\/a><\/span>
\nSampla\u00ed an fhocail \u2018samhradh\u2019 in alt le Liam \u00d3 Muirthile san Irish Times<\/a> Posted by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0on Jul 22, 2016 in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a><\/p>\n

Liosta Focal:<\/strong><\/p>\n

glamanna, howls (n); feara\u00edocht, macho-ing (as it were), ag guaille\u00e1il, shouldering, sauntering, swaggering; bu\u00edonta ban, bands\/”bevies” of women; leagadh (leagan), knocking down; duileasc, dulse; faochain, winkles; \u00e1 nd\u00edol, (them) being sold; b\u00e9 (ba \u00e9), it was<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Hmm, maybe I should call this the glossary that never ends (an ghluais nach bhfuil deireadh aici).\u00a0 Every time I look at Liam \u00d3 Muirthile’s article (An Peann Coitianta, “Saoir\u00ed Samhraidh,” nasc th\u00edos), I see more and more interesting words, words which are probably a little off the beaten track, for tosaitheoir\u00ed ar…<\/p>\n

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