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		<pubPlace>24 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin</pubPlace><date>Mí na Nodlac, 1899</date><idno>IG10-11062</idno><distributor>Royal Irish Academy</distributor>
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<text><body><div><p><span>“AIBHLEACH”</span></p>
<lb n="1"/>
<lb n="2"/><p><span>A Chonnradh so na Gaedhilge,</span>
<lb n="3"/><span>Táim le fada ag cuardach feuchaint cá bhfaghainn</span>
<lb n="4"/><span>focal Gaedhilge do sháróchadh m'aigneadh mar ainm ar</span>
<lb n="5"/><span>electricity.  Ag léigheadh an Sylva Gadelica dhom, ag</span>
<lb n="6"/><span>l. 412 tháinig mo shúil ar an bhfocal a bhí uaim.  Sa</span>
<lb n="7"/><span>seachtmhadh líne ar an l. sain chídhtear na focail seo,</span>
<lb n="8"/><span>.i. “co raibhe spunc aíbhlech teinedh an taer dar a</span>
<lb n="9"/><span>n-eise” = “so that there was an “electric” blaze of fire</span></p>
</div>
<pb n="62"/>
<div><lb n="10"/><p><span>along through the air behind them”.  “Aibhlech” is then</span>
<lb n="11"/><span>the word I wanted.</span></p>
<lb n="12"/>
<lb n="13"/><p><span>Like all words of its kind in Irish, it can be used either</span>
<lb n="14"/><span>as a substantive or as an adjective.  Hence we have — </span></p>
<lb n="15"/>
<lb n="16"/><p><span>Aíbhleach, sub.mas.  The electric fluid.</span>
<lb n="17"/><span>Aíbhleach, adj.  Electrical.  Full of electricity, &c.</span>
<lb n="18"/><span>Aibhlídhe, adj.  Having the nature, or character of elec-</span>
<lb n="19"/><span>tricity.</span>
<lb n="20"/><span>Aíbhleacht, sub.mas.  Any effect produced by the action </span>
<lb n="21"/><span>of electricity.  Electricity in action.</span>
<lb n="22"/><span>Aíbhliughadh, verbal noun.  The using of electricity for the </span>
<lb n="23"/><span>purpose of producing such effects.</span></p>
<lb n="24"/>
<lb n="25"/><p><span>These five fundamental words give us at once a most</span>
<lb n="26"/><span>copious supply of terms, of every possible description for</span>
<lb n="27"/><span>our use where we wish to speak of the subject electricity</span>
<lb n="28"/><span>under any phase whatever.</span></p>
<lb n="29"/>
<lb n="30"/><p><span>First then we have aibhleach as the name of the fluid,</span>
<lb n="31"/><span>just as uisge is the name of water.</span></p>
<lb n="32"/>
<lb n="33"/><p><span>Then we have aíbhleacht, the name of the fluid in action,</span>
<lb n="34"/><span>just as “wind” is the name of air in motion.  Hence we </span>
<lb n="35"/><span>have the following:— </span></p>
<lb n="36"/>
<lb n="37"/><p><span>Aíbhleach — a telegram</span>
<lb n="38"/><span>Aibhleacht — a telegram</span>
<lb n="39"/><span>Slat aíbhligh, slat aíbhleachta — a telegraph wire</span>
<lb n="40"/><span>Caise aíbhligh — an electric current.</span>
<lb n="41"/><span>Caise aíbhleachta — an electric current.</span>
<lb n="42"/><span>Bíodhg aíbhligh— an electric shock.</span>
<lb n="43"/><span>Bíodhg aíbhleachta — an electric shock.</span>
<lb n="44"/><span>Tobar aíbhligh — a generator or battery.</span>
<lb n="45"/><span>Tobar aíbhleachta — a generator or battery.</span>
<lb n="46"/><span>Ceirtle, a coil.</span>
<lb n="47"/><span>Bac, a non-conductor</span>
<lb n="48"/><span>Gluais aibhligh — a conductor</span>
<lb n="49"/><span>Gluais aíbhleachta — a conductor</span>
<lb n="50"/><span>Carbad aíbhligh — an electric tram</span>
<lb n="51"/><span>Carbad aíbhleacht — an electric tram</span>
<lb n="52"/><span>Bóthar aíbhligh — an electric tramway</span>
<lb n="53"/><span>Bóthar aíbhleachta — an electric tramway</span>
<lb n="54"/><span>Solus aíbhligh — electric light</span>
<lb n="55"/><span>Solus aíbhleachta — electric light</span>
<lb n="56"/><span>Bata aíbhligh — a telegraph pole</span>
<lb n="57"/><span>Bata aíbhleachta — a telegraph pole</span>
<lb n="58"/><span>Aíbhliughadh geal, silver electro-plating.</span>
<lb n="59"/><span>Aíbhliughadh le h-ór, electro-plating with gold.</span>
<lb n="60"/><span>Aíbhliughadh chum báis, electrocution (an English word, by</span>
<lb n="61"/><span>the by, which beats the record for </span>
<lb n="62"/><span>absurdity even in English).</span>
<lb n="63"/><span>“Aíbhligh,” = “send a wire.”</span>
<lb n="64"/><span>“Aíbhligh freagra” = “wire reply.”</span>
<lb n="65"/><span>Aíbhleach fairge = a cablegram.</span>
<lb n="66"/><span>Aíbhleach gotha, a telephone.</span>
<lb n="67"/><span>Aíbhleach gotha, a telephonic message.</span>
<lb n="68"/><span>Urchar aíbhligh — an electrical discharge.</span>
<lb n="69"/><span>Urchar aíbhleachta — an electrical discharge.</span>
<lb n="70"/><span>Urchar aibhlighthe — an electrical discharge.</span>
<lb n="71"/><span>Aíbhleacht Ghalbhánach — Galvanism </span>
<lb n="72"/><span>Galbhánacht — Galvanism (Galbhán dob ainm </span>
<lb n="73"/><span>do'n fhear a fuair amach é.)</span>
<lb n="74"/><span>Galbhánughadh, the act of galvanising.</span>
<lb n="75"/><span>Tobar galbhánachta, a galvanic battery.</span>
<lb n="76"/><span>Bíodhg galbhánachta, a galvanic shock.</span>
<lb n="77"/><span>Urchar galbánach — a galvanic discharge.</span>
<lb n="78"/><span>Urchar galbhánachta — a galvanic discharge.</span>
<lb n="79"/><span>Aíbhleach maighnéiseach  — Magnetism. </span>
<lb n="80"/><span>maighnéiseacht — Magnetism.  Maighnéis ainim na </span>
<lb n="81"/><span>h-áice 'na bhfuaradh an chloch mhaghnéiseach (loadstone) ar </span>
<lb n="82"/><span>dtúis.</span>
<lb n="83"/><span>Urchar maighnéiseachta — a discharge of magnetism.</span>
<lb n="84"/><span>Urchar maighnéiseach — a discharge of magnetism.</span></p>
<lb n="85"/>
<lb n="86"/><p><span>A thing is frequently called simply by the name of the </span>
<lb n="87"/><span>place from which it came.  Then we have:</span></p>
<lb n="88"/>
<lb n="89"/><p><span>Maighnéis, a magnet.</span>
<lb n="90"/><span>Maighnéisiughadh, the act of magnetising.</span>
<lb n="91"/><span>Aíbhleach maignéise, the electricity of the magnet.</span>
<lb n="92"/><span>Snáthad mhaighéiseach, a magnetic needle.</span>
<lb n="93"/><span>Caise maighnéise, a current of magnetism.</span>
<lb n="94"/><span>Bíodhg maighnéise, a magnetic shock.</span>
<lb n="95"/><span>Tobar maighnéise, a magnetic battery.</span>
<lb n="96"/><span>Ceirtle maighnéise, a magnetic coil, má tá a léithéid</span>
<lb n="97"/><span>ann.</span>
<lb n="98"/><span>Crios maighnéise, a magnetic belt.</span>
<lb n="99"/><span>Maighnéis beatha, animal magnetism.</span></p>
<lb n="100"/>
<lb n="101"/><p><span>Aíbhleacht, the science of electricity.</span>
<lb n="102"/><span>Galbhánacht, the science of galvanism.</span>
<lb n="103"/><span>Maighnéiseacht, the science of magnetism.</span>
<lb n="104"/><span>Obair aíbhleachta, electrical experiments.</span>
<lb n="105"/><span>Obair ghalbhánachta, experiments in galvanism.</span>
<lb n="106"/><span>Obair mhaighnéiseachta, experiments in magnetism.</span></p>
<lb n="107"/>
<lb n="108"/><p><span>“Usus te plura docebit.”</span>
<lb n="109"/><span>“It is experience that teaches.”</span>
<lb n="110"/><span>“As an obair a faghtar an fhoghluim.”</span>
<lb n="111"/><span>“Ag déanamh taithighe” = “acquiring experience.”</span>
<lb n="112"/><span>“An bhfuil faobhar ar do speil?  Asdó ní fheadar.</span>
<lb n="113"/><span>Tar annso isteach sa pháirc mar a bhfuil an feur, agus</span>
<lb n="114"/><span>feuch í” = “Is your scythe sharp?  Why, really, I don't</span>
<lb n="115"/><span>know.  Come in here to the field where the hay is an</span>
<lb n="116"/><span>test it” — i.e. “make an experiment upon it.”  The word</span>
<lb n="117"/><span>“feuchaint” is quite common in that sense.  When used</span>
<lb n="118"/><span>so it is never followed by ar.</span></p>
<lb n="119"/>
<lb n="120"/><p><span>Feuch ortha = look at them.</span>
<lb n="121"/><span>Feuch iad = try them, test them, examine them.</span></p>
<lb n="122"/>
<lb n="123"/><p><span>Peadar Ua Laoghaire.</span></p>
<lb n="124"/>
<lb n="125"/><p><span>P.S.  Sgamall aíbhlídhe = an electric cloud, i.e., a cloud</span>
<lb n="126"/><span>whose nature is electric.</span>
<lb n="127"/><span>Neart aíbhlídhe = electric force, i.e., that peculiar sort of</span>
<lb n="128"/><span>force which belongs by nature to elec-</span>
<lb n="129"/><span>tricity.</span>
<lb n="130"/><span>Fuinneamh aíbhlídhe = electrical vehemence or violence.</span>
<lb n="131"/><span>Teas aíbhlídhe.  The sort of heat which is germinated by</span>
<lb n="132"/><span>electricity.</span>
<lb n="133"/><span>Obnacht aíbhlídhe.  The suddenness which is characteristic</span>
<lb n="134"/><span>of electricity.</span>
<lb n="135"/><span>Milleadh aíbhlidhe.  The sort of destructiveness which</span>
<lb n="136"/><span>belongs to electricity.</span>
<lb n="137"/><span>Solus aíbhlidhe.  The gleam which is characteristic of </span>
<lb n="138"/><span>electric light.</span></p>
<lb n="139"/>
<lb n="140"/><p><span>Is dócha go bhfuil tuilleadh acu ann dá gcuimhneo-</span>
<lb n="141"/><span>chainn ortha, acht déanfaidh an méid sin an gnó go fóil.</span></p>
<lb n="142"/>
<lb n="143"/><p><span>[The terms in the above are of course only suggestions</span>
<lb n="144"/><span>made by Father O'Leary.  All may not agree with him</span>
<lb n="145"/><span>as to the suitability of his proposed terminology. — Ed.]</span></p></div></body></text></TEI>
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