{"id":9530,"date":"2017-08-08T16:25:18","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T16:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=9530"},"modified":"2017-08-24T22:59:47","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T22:59:47","slug":"discussing-the-moon-and-eclipses-in-irish-foirmeacha-an-fhocail-gealach-agus-lanuruithe-i-2018-agus-i-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/discussing-the-moon-and-eclipses-in-irish-foirmeacha-an-fhocail-gealach-agus-lanuruithe-i-2018-agus-i-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussing The Moon and Eclipses in Irish: Foirmeacha an Fhocail ‘Gealach’ agus L\u00e1nuruithe i 2018 agus i 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Our last blogpost was on the following topic: l\u00e1nur\u00fa na gr\u00e9ine le feice\u00e1il i Meirice\u00e1 ar 21 L\u00fanasa 2017 (nasc th\u00edos)<\/strong>.\u00a0 Today we’ll talk about the moon and two upcoming eclipses that will be visible in Ireland (de r\u00e9ir<\/strong> timeanddate.com, nasc th\u00edos<\/strong>).\u00a0 Not that we’ll really be waxing astronomical (n\u00ed r\u00e9alteola\u00ed m\u00e9<\/strong>!) but just from a language viewpoint, mostly involving “an tuiseal ginideach<\/strong>” (gealach<\/strong> vs. na geala\u00ed<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

So let’s start with the word “gealach<\/strong>” (moon).\u00a0 Here are some of its forms:<\/p>\n

an ghealach<\/strong>, the moon.\u00a0 For newcomers to Irish, remember this “gh” sound is like a “y,” no “g” sound and no “h” sound.\u00a0 So it’s like “yal” but rhyming with “pal” or “gal.”<\/p>\n

na geala\u00ed<\/strong>, of the moon. Why such a change in spelling at the end of the word?\u00a0 Well, before the irish spelling reform (1950s), “na geala\u00ed<\/strong>” used to be spelled “na gealaighe<\/strong>.”\u00a0 The “gh” substituted for the “ch” of “gealach<\/strong>,” so you could still see more of a correspondence is spelling.\u00a0 \u00a0The whole “-aighe<\/strong>” ending was pronounced “ee,” just like the “-a\u00ed<\/strong>” ending of\u00a0 the modern spelling “geala\u00ed<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

na gealacha<\/strong>, the moons<\/p>\n

na ngealach<\/strong>, of the moons<\/p>\n

Agus anois, c\u00fapla abairt faoi \u00a0“na huruithe.<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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  1. a) Beidh l\u00e1nur\u00fa na geala\u00ed le feice\u00e1il in \u00c9irinn ar an 27\u00fa l\u00e1 agus an 28\u00fa l\u00e1 de mh\u00ed I\u00fail sa bhliain 2018.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. b) Beidh l\u00e1nur\u00fa na geala\u00ed eile le feice\u00e1il in \u00c9irinn ar an 21\u00fa l\u00e1 de mh\u00ed Ean\u00e1ir sa bhliain 2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    It’s worth noting that for every example I’ve found in my cursory search for this blog, “lunar” is expressed by using “moon” as a noun (an eclipse of the moon, a crater of the moon, the surface of the moon, not, literally, lunar eclipse, lunar crater, or lunar surface, the latter two being cr\u00e1it\u00e9ar geala\u00ed<\/strong> and dromchla na geala\u00ed<\/strong>).\u00a0 This usage is referred to as an attributive noun and note that the ending “-a\u00ed<\/strong>” means we’re really saying “of the moon” or “of moon,” depending on the context.<\/p>\n

    Tuilleadh cleachta uait<\/strong>?\u00a0 Here are a few examples of statements using the word” moon,” with blanks for you to fill in.\u00a0 The blank does not indicate the length of the word to be filled in and two of the sentences also refer to another “corp\u00e1n sp\u00e9ire<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

    1). Is as Tatooine m\u00e9.\u00a0 T\u00e1 tr\u00ed _______ \u00a0ag mo phl\u00e1in\u00e9ad: <\/strong>Ghomrassen, Guermessa, agus <\/strong>Chenini.\u00a0 Agus d\u00e1la an sc\u00e9il, dh\u00e1 \u00a0_______ (Tatoo a hAon agus Tatoo a D\u00f3).<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Hmm, is d\u00f3cha go raibh George Lucas ag foghlaim Gaeilge: Conas a “tatoo.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

    2). Gheallfadh siad _______ \u00a0is \u00a0_______ \u00a0daoibh.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    3). For this one I’m going to provide the form of the word “gealach<\/strong>” but the challenge will be to figure out what to say for the word between “tafann<\/strong>” (barking) and \u00a0the definite article (“an<\/strong>” for “the” and “na<\/strong>” for “the — plural”):<\/p>\n

    B\u00edonn a l\u00e1n madra\u00ed ag tafann\u00a0 _______\u00a0 an ngealach.\u00a0 Ach b\u00edonn mo mhadrasa ag tafann\u00a0 _______ \u00a0na bal\u00fain aer te freisin.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    4). T\u00e1 _______ I\u00fapatair an-\u00e1lainn ar fad.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    5). And in case you’re wondering, “mooning about” in Irish doesn’t include any form of “gealach<\/strong>.”\u00a0 But for an additional “d\u00fashl\u00e1n<\/strong>,” how would you fill in this sentence:<\/p>\n

    Bh\u00ed siad ag _______ thart.<\/strong>\u00a0 They were mooning about (either wasting time or loafing, if we can split-hairingly establish a difference).<\/p>\n

    Bhuel, sin \u00e9, an focal “gealach” agus foirmeacha an fhocail agus c\u00fapla comhth\u00e9acs.\u00a0 \u00a0Sl\u00e1n go f\u00f3ill agus t\u00e1 na freagra\u00ed th\u00edos.\u00a0 – R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Naisc:<\/strong>\u00a0L\u00e1nur\u00fa na Gr\u00e9ine: Some Irish Words for Discussing Eclipses<\/a>\u00a0Posted by\u00a0r\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/a>\u00a0on Jul 31, 2017 in\u00a0Irish Language<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

    https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/eclipse\/in\/ireland\/dublin<\/p>\n

    Freagra\u00ed:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    1). Is as Tatooine m\u00e9.\u00a0 T\u00e1 tr\u00ed ghealach ag mo phl\u00e1in\u00e9ad: Ghomrassen, Guermessa, agus Chenini.\u00a0 Agus \u00a0d\u00e1la an sc\u00e9il, dh\u00e1 \u00a0ghrian (Tatoo a hAon agus Tatoo a D\u00f3).<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Hmm, is d\u00f3cha go raibh George Lucas ag foghlaim Gaeilge: Conas a “tatoo.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

    2). Gheallfadh siad grian is gealach \u00a0daoibh.<\/strong>\u00a0 They would promise them the sun and the moon.<\/p>\n

    Note that “sun” and “moon” are indefinite in Irish (simply “grian is gealach<\/strong>,” lit. sun and moon) but definite in English (“the sun” and “the moon”)<\/p>\n

    3). B\u00edonn a l\u00e1n madra\u00ed ag tafann leis an ngealach.\u00a0 Ach b\u00edonn mo mhadrasa ag tafann leis na bal\u00fain aer te freisin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    4). T\u00e1 gealacha I\u00fapatair an-\u00e1lainn ar fad<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    5). Bh\u00ed siad ag crochadh thart<\/strong>.\u00a0 They were mooning about (either wasting time or loafing, if we can split-hairingly establish a difference). \u00a0Lit., they were “hanging” about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

    (le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Our last blogpost was on the following topic: l\u00e1nur\u00fa na gr\u00e9ine le feice\u00e1il i Meirice\u00e1 ar 21 L\u00fanasa 2017 (nasc th\u00edos).\u00a0 Today we’ll talk about the moon and two upcoming eclipses that will be visible in Ireland (de r\u00e9ir timeanddate.com, nasc th\u00edos).\u00a0 Not that we’ll really be waxing astronomical (n\u00ed r\u00e9alteola\u00ed m\u00e9!) but…<\/p>\n

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