{"id":8845,"date":"2017-01-19T19:56:51","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T19:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=8845"},"modified":"2017-02-28T16:39:31","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T16:39:31","slug":"harry-potter-agus-an-orchloch-sraith-ocaideach-dfhocail-shuimiula-sa-leagan-gaeilge-cuid-2-pleidhce-no-amadan-no-pleidhce-amadain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/harry-potter-agus-an-orchloch-sraith-ocaideach-dfhocail-shuimiula-sa-leagan-gaeilge-cuid-2-pleidhce-no-amadan-no-pleidhce-amadain\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Potter agus an \u00d3rchloch: Sraith \u00d3c\u00e1ideach d’Fhocail Shuimi\u00fala sa Leagan Gaeilge (Cuid 2: pleidhce n\u00f3 amad\u00e1n n\u00f3 pleidhce amad\u00e1in?)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Which word would you pick to call someone a fool in Irish — amad\u00e1n<\/strong> or pleidhce<\/strong>?\u00a0 Or would you opt for the double whammy — pleidhce amad\u00e1in<\/strong>?\u00a0 All of these appear in Harry Potter agus an \u00d3rchloch<\/em>, the Irish translation by M\u00e1ire Nic Mhaol\u00e1in, not too surprisingly since the kids are fairly fond of calling each other names, especially, sa leagan B\u00e9arla<\/strong>, \u00a0“eejit.”<\/p>\n

The Irish word “amad\u00e1n<\/strong>” is probably the most widely used and the most widely taught of all ways to say “fool” i nGaeilge<\/strong>.\u00a0 It also shows up in Irish English, sometimes with gaelicized English spelling (amadaun, omadaun, \u00a0omadhaun, omadawn, and ommadawn, the latter as in the Mike Oldfield album); more on these sa ch\u00e9ad bhlagmh\u00edr eile<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This word also gives us a lot of spin-offs, such as amad\u00e1ntacht<\/strong>, foolishness, amaideach<\/strong>, foolish, and amaid\u00ed<\/strong>, folly, nonsense.<\/p>\n

In the interests of Equal Opportunity vocabulary for hurling insults at one another, I should mention that “amad\u00e1n<\/strong>” most basically refers to a male fool, with “amaid<\/strong>” being used for a woman and a completely different word, “\u00f3inseach<\/strong>,” for a female fool.\u00a0 Further investigation of this topic will surely be a tionscadal l\u00e1 na coise tinne<\/strong> (an Irish phrase equivalent to but not a translation of “rainy day project”).<\/p>\n

Here are some of the basic forms for “amad\u00e1n<\/strong>“:<\/p>\n

an t-amad\u00e1n<\/strong>, the fool<\/p>\n

an amad\u00e1in<\/strong>, of the fool (su\u00edoch\u00e1n taobh cnoic an amad\u00e1in<\/strong>, the hillside seat of the fool, referring to the fool on the hill of Beatles’ song fame)<\/p>\n

na hamad\u00e1in<\/strong>, the fools<\/p>\n

na n-amad\u00e1n<\/strong>, of the fools (L\u00e1 na nAmad\u00e1n<\/strong>, the Day of the Fools, i.e. April Fools’ Day, with the slight adjustment for capitalization)<\/p>\n

In the graphic above, you may notice that the first character calls the second one “amad\u00e1in<\/strong>” (with an “i”), since it’s in direct address<\/p>\n

Another typical word for “fool” is “pleidhce<\/strong>,” which also shows up several times in Harry Potter, including in “Tr\u00edd an gComhla S\u00edos<\/strong>” (Caibidil 16<\/strong>), when Ron tells Neville not to be “i do phleidhce amad\u00e1in<\/strong>” and Neville tells Ron not to call him a “pleidhce<\/strong>.”\u00a0\u00a0 This word also has some spin-offs, including pleidhc\u00edocht<\/strong> (tomfoolery) and pleidhci\u00fail<\/strong> (silly, foolish). \u00a0Here are some of its basic forms:<\/p>\n

an pleidhce<\/strong> [un PLY-ky<\/sup>uh, that’s “ply” as in “plywood”], the fool<\/p>\n

an phleidhce<\/strong> [un FLY-ky<\/sup>uh, that’s “fly” as in “to fly”], of the fool (pleidhc\u00edocht phleidhci\u00fail an phleidhce<\/strong>, the foolish tomfoolery of the fool)<\/p>\n

na pleidhc\u00ed<\/strong>, the fools<\/p>\n

na bpleidhc\u00ed<\/strong>, of the fools (bladhmann na bpleidhc<\/strong>\u00ed, the boasting of the fools)<\/p>\n

In direct address, one would say “A phleidhce<\/strong>!” if speaking to one person; same pronunciation as the “of the” form (uh FLY- ky<\/sup>uh).\u00a0 If addressing more than one person, it would be “A phleidhc\u00ed!<\/strong>” That’s what Gandalf could have said to the rest of the party crossing “Droichead Khazad-d\u00fbm<\/strong>” — Teithig\u00ed, a phleidhc\u00ed<\/strong>! \u00a0That would mean “Fly, you fools!,” or more literally, “Flee, you fools!”\u00a0 Actually saying “Fly” would be “Eitl\u00edg\u00ed<\/strong>” and it really would imply flying with wings!<\/p>\n

And what’s the double whammy version of all this? \u00a0Seo \u00e9<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

pleidhce amad\u00e1in<\/strong>, a silly fool, lit. a fool of a fool<\/p>\n

Bhuel<\/strong>, that’s a few ways to say “fool” in Irish.\u00a0 There are more, which we’ll discuss closer to L\u00e1 na nAmad\u00e1n<\/strong>. \u00a0You might also want to check out a previous blogpost on the topic (nasc th\u00edos<\/strong>).\u00a0 Meanwhile, remember that for every aspersion you cast, you’re likely to receive one back.\u00a0 But, hey, it’s all in the name of learning Irish, especially for practicing an tuiseal gairmeach<\/strong> (the vocative case), which is the form for direct address.\u00a0 \u00a0Sl\u00e1n go<\/strong> fool, \u00fa\u00faps, go f\u00f3ill — R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong> :<\/p>\n

Nasc:<\/strong>\u00a0L\u00e1 na nAmad\u00e1n\u2026na nGamal?\u2026na n\u00d3inseach?\u2026na bPleidhc\u00ed?\u2026na bPleota\u00ed?<\/a>\u00a0Posted by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0on Mar 30, 2012 in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Which word would you pick to call someone a fool in Irish — amad\u00e1n or pleidhce?\u00a0 Or would you opt for the double whammy — pleidhce amad\u00e1in?\u00a0 All of these appear in Harry Potter agus an \u00d3rchloch, the Irish translation by M\u00e1ire Nic Mhaol\u00e1in, not too surprisingly since the kids are fairly fond…<\/p>\n

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