Irish Class, November 1, 2010

Rang Gaeilge, Rang Gaeilge, 1ú lá Mí na Samhna 2010

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Fadas: áéíóúÁÉÍÓÚ

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“Show and Tell”

Fondúireacht (ficsean eolaíochta)

Coincheap ficsin eolaíochta is ea í an Fhondúireacht a rith le
hIsaac Asimov thiar sna daichidí. Go bunúsach, tá na scéalta faoin
bhFondúireacht ag déanamh aithrise ar mhórshaothair staraíochta ina
bpléitear stair iomlán na sibhialtachta agus na línte móra is na
claontachtaí móra a bhfuil sí á bhforbairt dá réir. D’imir,
mar shampla, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
le Edward Gibbon an-tionchar ar an bhFondúireacht.

coincheap	concept
rith	run, course, career
daichead	forty	pl daichidí
bunúsach	original, basic
aithris	narration	f2
saothar	work, labor, exertion, achievement
staraíocht	storytelling	f gs staraíochta
plé	discussion
stair	history
iomlán	all, total
líne	line, generation	línte
claontacht	evil disposition, partiality, prejudice	f3
forbairt	development, growth	f3
dá	for his/her/their, to his/her/their	do/de + á
réir	wish, will, command	f2
de réir	in accordance with, according to
imir	play, gamble
tionchar	influence	m1
sibhialtacht	civilization	f3

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Exercise from Last Time

tuairim	opinion	f2
taisteal	travel
agallamh	interview, address, discourse
úsáid		use, usage [f2], use [v]
frás	phrase	m4
ar comhchiall le
plé	discussion
Déan plé	discuss
gá	need, requirement
aois	age	f4
leagan	knocking down, fall, setting, version	m1 pl leaganacha
astu	from them	← as
athrú	change, alteration	m4
tarlaigh	happen, occur
aidiacht	adjective	f3
rannóg	section	f2
ailt	steep sided glen, ravine	f2
ar ndóigh	of course
dóigh	way, manner	f2
giorrú	abbreviation, contraction	m4
sliocht	mark, trace, offspring	m4
cás	case, frame	m1
iomlán	all, total	m1
buntáiste	advantage	m4
greille	grill	ar an ghreille “on the grille” (Don.) ar an ngreille “on the grille” (Elsewhere and C.O.)
gníomhaíocht	activity
spéisiúil	interesting
ábhar	material, matter
Tabharfaidh	will give	← tabhair
cló	form
dorcha	dark
Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá	U.S.A	abbrev. SAM
ochtó faoin gcéad	80%
amach agus amach	completely	“out and out”
an oiread sin	that much
an t-aonú	the first	abbrev. 1ú
an dara [ceann]	the second	abbrev. 2ú
tabhair faoi deara	notice

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Homework

2. Is tiúcha an t-achmad seo ná cineál eile.
   Is é an t-achmad seo is tiúcha
3. Is cruacha an Ubh seo ná do cheannsa.
   Is í an Ubh is cruacha
4. Is fusa an leabhar seo.
   Is é an leabhar seo is fusa.
   Seo an leabhar is fusa.
5. Is measa an pictiúr eile.
   Is é an pictiúr eile is measa.
   An pictiúr eile is measa.
6. Is fearr an aimsir.
   Is í an aimsir is fearr.
   An aimsir is fearr.
7. Is faide an bóthar eile.
   Is é an bóthar eile is faide.An bóthar eile is faide
8. Is lú an teach seo.
   Is an teach seo is lú.
   Seo an teach is lú.
9. 
   

tiúcha
crua	hard
fusa	easier
measa	worse
lú	smaller	← beag

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An tAonach (The fair)

Bhí cnagadh bodhar ag crúba móra na mbeithíoch ag bualadh na sráide, ag siúl, ag rith, ag brú,
ag sciorradh anuas ; meall mór dearg daingean ag gluaiseacht go bosach agus ag búiriúch ; fuaim
análach na mbúir ar nós toirní, measctha le glór garbh na bhfear a bhí
ag tiomáint le maidí.

cnagadh	knocking, striking
bodhar	deaf
crúb	claw, hoof	f2
beithíoch	beast, animal, horses
ag bualadh	hitting
brú	press, shove, crush
sciorradh	slip, slide
meall	lump, mass [of flesh]
daingean	stronghold, fort (n); strong, solid (a)
gluaiseacht	movement, motion
go bosach	flat-footed	← bos palm [of hand]
búir	bellow, roar	f2, v
fuaim	sound
análach	airy
ar nós	in the manner of
toirní	thunderstorms
measctha	mixed up, stirred
glór	voice
garbh	rough, coarse
maide	stick
na bhfear	of the men	gpl

Súile móra boga gan meabhair ; adhairt chuileog greamaithe sna sramacha fliucha a bhí ag
sileadh le gach súil. Craicne dearga báite le allas, ag lonradh faoi sholas na gréine ; craicne móra
dearga ag cur deataí uathu, deatach allais ; deatach fhionn measctha le
smúdar geal an bhóthair.

súil	eye	f2
bog	soft
meabhair	intelligence, mind, consciousness, intellect
adhairt	bolster, pillow, heap of something (n); rimmed (a)
cuileog	fly	[insect]
greamaigh	attach, grip, fasten
sram	gummy coating of eyes	pl sramaí. “Bain na sramaí de do shúile“
sramach	bleary
sileadh	drip, dripping
craiceann	skin	pl craicne
báígh	drown, submerge, sink, drench
allas	sweat, perspiration
lonraigh	shine, illumine
deatach	smoke, cloud, steam	m1
deataigh	smoke	v
fionn	white, fair
measctha	mixed up, stirred
smúdar	dust	m1
geal	bright, white, pure

Másaí leathana feolmhara na mart á lascadh. Ioscadaí lúbtha ag gíoscadh faoi mheáchan na
gcorp. Adharca bánbhuí á gcasadh os cionn droim na droinge ; adharca ardaithe ; fir arda ag lascadh.

más	thigh, ham, buttocks
leathan	broad
feolmhar	fat, fleshy
mart	carcass of beef	pl mart beef cattle
lascadh	lashing, whipping
á lascadh	being lashed
ioscaid	back of the knee
lúb	loop, net, bend	v, f2
lúbtha	bent
gíoscadh = díoscadh	grating, creaking, gnashing
meáchan	weight	m1
adharc	horn
bánbhuí	cream-colored
flannbhuí	orange [color]	“blood yellow”
á gcasadh	turned
cionn	head	dative s of ceann
os	over, above
os cionn	over, above, hanging over, more than, in charge of
droim	back	m3
drong	group [of people], multitude, gang
os cionn droim na droinge	over the back of the crowd
ardaigh	raise, increase
fir arda ag lascadh	tall men whipping

Listening exercise

We listened to a recording of the next part of An tAonach. We had the text with some words missing,
and had to fill in the blanks. More about this next week.

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