Sean nós and sean-nós activities
Sean nós and sean-nós activities refers to the Irish traditional activities in the "old style", such as sean-nós singing and sean-nós dance. When the Irish-language words sean nós are used in isolation, the general connotation is anything Irish in an "old style" – as opposed to the "new way". When referring in isolation to just sean nós, the term frequently means sean-nós singing in particular. However, other "old style" Irish cultural activities exist as well, such as sean-nós dance.
The terms[edit]
Non-English words – and the associated foreign characters or diacriticals (the "fada" accent mark, or other symbols added to the "base letter" to indicate the specific character or phoneme) – can be confusing to non-native speakers or readers. The Irish Gaelic phrase sean nós is a prime example.
- In the Irish Language, the word sean means 'old' and 'nós' means 'style, way'. Therefore, sean nós means 'old style' (noun form) – as contrasted to nós nua, which means 'new way'.[1]
- Sean-nós dance therefore refers to old-style dance (where addition of the "-" between the words indicates the adjectival form).
- The phrase an sean nós means 'the old way'.
- The phrase ar an sean nós means 'in the old style'.
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References[edit]
- ↑ "Sean-nos Singing - A Bluffers Guide, Anthony McCann". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2008. Unknown parameter
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