{"id":8488,"date":"2016-10-11T23:48:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T23:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=8488"},"modified":"2016-10-20T10:17:51","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T10:17:51","slug":"cultacha-banphrionsa-vs-cultacha-sarlaoich-costume-wars-princesses-vs-superheroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/cultacha-banphrionsa-vs-cultacha-sarlaoich-costume-wars-princesses-vs-superheroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultacha Banphrionsa vs. Cultacha S\u00e1rlaoich: Costume Wars — Princesses vs. Superheroes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\"Cultacha<\/a>

Cultacha O\u00edche Shamhna — C\u00e9 acu is m\u00f3 s\u00e1rdh\u00edola i mbliana, banphrionsa n\u00f3 s\u00e1rlaoch? Agus c\u00e9ard faoi bhans\u00e1rlaoch? N\u00f3 s\u00e1rbhanlaoch?<\/em> (grafaic\u00ed: http:\/\/www.clker.com\/clipart-princess-silhouette.html agus http:\/\/www.clker.com\/clipart-super-hero-gray.html, le mionathraithe le Roislin)<\/p><\/div>\n

Every year around this time I like to check out the articles on the best-selling Halloween costumes (cultacha O\u00edche Shamhna s\u00e1rdh\u00edola<\/strong>).\u00a0\u00a0 Then it’s both fun and, hopefully, informative, to translate them into Irish.\u00a0 Some of them, like “garda<\/strong>” or “comhraiceoir d\u00f3ite\u00e1in<\/strong>” may also prove to be useful words (focail \u00fas\u00e1ideacha<\/strong>) for everyday conversation (gn\u00e1thchomhr\u00e1<\/strong>) as well.\u00a0 Others, like “zomba\u00ed<\/strong>” or “vaimp\u00edr<\/strong>” are mostly related to this time of year, except of course for the year-round interest in stories like Dracula or programs like “The Walking Dead.”<\/p>\n

One thing I learned from reading the latest article on costumes by the National Retail Federation (NRF; nasc th\u00edos<\/strong>) is that princess costumes (cultacha banphrionsa<\/strong>) have dropped to second place for children.\u00a0 “S\u00e1rlaochra<\/strong>” now surpass “banphrionsa\u00ed.<\/strong>” \u00a0I’m sort of curious as to how the boy-girl ratio fits into that, but I guess the statistics aren’t really necessary for our language-oriented discussion.\u00a0 Anyway, regarding this change, \u00a0I’d say, “Hur\u00e1<\/strong>!”<\/p>\n

The basics for those words are:<\/p>\n

an banphrionsa<\/strong>; ainm an bhanphrionsa<\/strong> (the name of the princess, and yes, it’s a masculine noun, grammatically); na banphrionsa\u00ed<\/strong> (the princesses); leamh-mheangadh agus fuarchaoineadh na mbanphrionsa\u00ed<\/strong> (the simpering and whimpering \u00a0of the princesses)<\/p>\n

an s\u00e1rlaoch; ainm an ts\u00e1rlaoich<\/strong> (the name of the superhero), na s\u00e1rlaochra<\/strong> (the superheroes, an unusual plural even though the noun still belongs to the first-declension category); s\u00e1rchumhachta\u00ed na s\u00e1rlaochra<\/strong> (the superpowers of the superheroes)<\/p>\n

In theory, at least, we should have words like “*bans\u00e1rlaoch<\/strong>” (female superhero) and “*s\u00e1rbhanlaoch<\/strong>” (superheroine). but I don’t see any traces of these online.<\/p>\n

I’m especially glad to see that more and more girls can envision themselves as superheroes and that more and more female superheroes actually populate the superhero universe.<\/p>\n

The third highest category for children is animals and the article cites the following as examples.\u00a0 I’d say they’re a shoo-in for matchability.\u00a0 Only one of them does not resemble the English:<\/p>\n

B\u00e9arla:<\/strong> cat, lion, dog, monkey<\/p>\n

Gaeilge: monca\u00ed, leon, cat, madra<\/strong><\/p>\n

The NRF article divides adults into two categories, 18 to 34 and 35 and over, with the following as top choice:<\/p>\n

Do dhaoine at\u00e1 idir 18 agus 34: carachtair Batman (Batman \u00e9 f\u00e9in, Harley Quinn, agus an Joker, ina measc)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regarding Harley Quinn, I’d love to call her Hearghaile N\u00ed Chuinn<\/strong>, but I can’t say there’s any precedent for doing so.\u00a0 But “\u00d3 hEarghaile<\/strong>” is “Harley” and “\u00d3 Cuinn<\/strong>,” with the feminine form “N\u00ed Chuinn<\/strong>,” is “Quinn.”\u00a0 Remember, the letter “q” is almost entirely absent from the Irish alphabet, so the “Q-surnames” typically begin with “C” in Irish (\u00d3 Coigligh<\/strong>, for Quigley, etc.).\u00a0 Of course, Harley Quinn’s “real” surname is “Quinzel,” and I guess there’s no traditional Irish equivalent for that.<\/p>\n

As for “The Joker,” it would be easy enough to translate his name into Irish, “an cleasa\u00ed<\/strong>,” which has a number of additional meanings, including “trickster” (also defined as “caimil\u00e9ir<\/strong>,” but this sometimes means a conman-type trickster),\u00a0 “acrobat” (more specifically “gleaca\u00ed<\/strong>” or “cleasghleaca\u00ed”<\/strong>), and “juggler” (also called a “l\u00e1imhchleasa\u00ed<\/strong>).\u00a0 However, I don’t know of any particular precedent for translating the name “The Joker”\u00a0into Irish either, although “joker” being an generic noun, it seems more plausible.\u00a0 He is, incidentally, supposed to be Irish, according to one passing reference in the Animated Series.<\/p>\n

Come to think of it, Harley’s first name is actually “Harleen.”\u00a0 Hmm, “-een” … diminutive ending often seen in Irish English (colleen, houseen, supeen), based on the Irish “-\u00edn” (cail\u00edn, teach\u00edn\/tig\u00edn, s\u00faim\u00edn<\/strong>).\u00a0 Is she supposed to be Irish too?<\/p>\n

Do dhaoine os cionn 35: <\/strong><\/p>\n

sa ch\u00e9ad \u00e1it: cailleach feasa<\/strong> or just cailleach<\/strong>, in the sense of “witch.\u00a0 I’ve never been completely happy with equating either of these terms with “witch,” which usually has evil implications in English.\u00a0 A “cailleach feasa<\/strong>” is basically a “wise woman,” (wise in the knowledge of herbs, charms, etc., like a “bean feasa<\/strong>“).\u00a0 “Cailleach<\/strong>” on its own has various other meanings, starting, historically, with “nun” (now usually “bean rialta<\/strong>“) and including “hag,” “midwife,” and “precocious girl.”\u00a0 However, it’s hard to fight city hall, and “cailleach<\/strong>” and “cailleach feasa<\/strong>” are commonly equated with “witch.”<\/p>\n

sa dara h\u00e1it<\/strong>: pior\u00e1id<\/strong> or, but a bit less typically, these days, I believe, foghla\u00ed mara<\/strong> (lit. sea-raider).\u00a0 I suppose we could debate the definition of a pirate also.\u00a0 If your ship is boarded and your treasure stolen, you may not care if the dastardly deed was committed by a pirate (pior\u00e1id<\/strong> or foghla\u00ed mara<\/strong>) or a privateer (mairn\u00e9alach pr\u00edobh\u00e1ideora<\/strong>).\u00a0 And to make things even more interesting, a “foghla\u00ed mara<\/strong>” can also be a “buccaneer.”\u00a0 But that’s either a topic for another type of blog altogether (blag faoi phior\u00e1ideacht<\/strong>) or, minimally, blagmh\u00edr eile sa tsraith seo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The NRF article also covers cultacha<\/strong> for peata\u00ed<\/strong>, but we’re out of space and that’ll have to wait for an ch\u00e9ad bhlagmh\u00edr eile. \u00a0SGF — R\u00f3isl\u00edn <\/strong><\/p>\n

nasc:<\/strong> https:\/\/nrf.com\/media\/press-releases\/trading-crowns-capes-superhero-is-top-choice-halloween<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Every year around this time I like to check out the articles on the best-selling Halloween costumes (cultacha O\u00edche Shamhna s\u00e1rdh\u00edola).\u00a0\u00a0 Then it’s both fun and, hopefully, informative, to translate them into Irish.\u00a0 Some of them, like “garda” or “comhraiceoir d\u00f3ite\u00e1in” may also prove to be useful words (focail \u00fas\u00e1ideacha) for everyday conversation…<\/p>\n

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