Is \u00e9 is br\u00ed le\u00a0teaghlach\u00a0n\u00e1 l\u00e1n\u00fain – is \u00e9 sin, na tuismitheoir\u00ed – agus a gclann – is \u00e9 sin, na p\u00e1ist\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is ionann\u00a0clann\u00a0an duine agus an ch\u00e9ad ghl\u00fain d\u00e1 shliocht, is \u00e9 sin, na p\u00e1ist\u00ed (na\u00a0mic\u00a0agus na hin\u00edonacha) a saola\u00edodh d\u00f3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sa Ghaeilge, \u00fas\u00e1idtear an focal clann le tagairt don sliocht (offspring i mB\u00e9arla) at\u00e1 ag an l\u00e1n\u00fain le ch\u00e9ile, c\u00e9 go bhfuil s\u00e9 de n\u00f3s ag foghlaimeoir\u00ed na teanga an focal B\u00e9arla family a aistri\u00fa mar “clann”. N\u00edl an n\u00f3s seo ag teacht le dul ceart na Gaeilge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faoi thionchar an Bh\u00e9arla, \u00fas\u00e1idtear an focal “clann” go minic le tagairt don teaghlach, ach ba ch\u00f3ir an \u00fas\u00e1id seo a sheachaint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mar sin f\u00e9in, \u00f3s rud \u00e9 go bhfuil coincheap an teaghlaigh f\u00e9in tar \u00e9is an-chraiceann a chur de i rith na fichi\u00fa haoise, is deacair focal maith Gaeilge a aimsi\u00fa nach mbeadh cuimhne \u00e9igin greamaithe di \u00f3n seanaimsir, nuair a bh\u00ed na hin\u00edonacha agus na mic fh\u00e1sta go minic ina gc\u00f3na\u00ed faoi aon d\u00edon lena dtuismitheoir\u00ed, n\u00f3 na seandaoine lena gclann f\u00e9in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Focal Ultach\u00a0\u00e9 “teaghlach”, agus d’fheicfe\u00e1 \u00e9 ag scr\u00edbhneoir\u00ed cos\u00fail le\u00a0S\u00e9amus \u00d3 Grianna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Focail eile Gaeilge ar theaghlach is ea iad<\/p>\n\n\n\n
T\u00e1 glacadh \u00e1irithe leis an bhfocal\u00a0B\u00e9arla\u00a0family<\/em>\u00a0sa ghn\u00e1thchaint, go h\u00e1irithe i nGaeilge na Mumhan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maidir leis an bhfocal\u00a0muintir<\/strong><\/em>, is f\u00e9idir \u00e9 a \u00fas\u00e1id sa chiall “teaghlach” freisin: is iad “mo mhuintir” na daoine a bhfuil baint \u00e9igin ar leith agam leo, agus ina l\u00e1n coimhth\u00e9acsanna, is \u00e9 is br\u00ed leis n\u00e1 “mo theaghlach”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n