'crúiscín uisce' = a water jug

I came across 'crúiscín an uisce' today for 'the water jug'.

I know it is the tuiseal ginideach, but I would have expected to see 'an crúiscín uisce'. Does that mean that mean that 'an crúiscín uisce' is wrong or can both be used?

I hope I can understand the answer, but I have my doubts....

_________________

To me "crúiscín an uisce" sounds a bit odd. It's like "the jug of the water", while "an crúiscín uisce" would be the water jug". I don't know it it makes a difference in English though
Maybe "crúiscín an uisce" is like "the jug that is designed to contain water", while "an crúiscín uisce" is "the jug that contains water (now)".

But I'm not sure, because "crúiscín an uisce" doesn't sound "normal" to me

_________________
Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

That's how I would read it too.
"crúiscín an uisce" - could actually be empty. But it is the jug that normally holds water.

_________________
___________________________________________________________

It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
___________________________________________________________

It actually never occurred to me that one could be 'the jug of water' (containing water) and the other could be 'the water jug' (empty).

I expected an answer that would be so full of grammar terms that I would just make sure that I would never have a conversation that included the words 'water' or 'jug' ever again.

Grma!

If anyone has anything else to add, feel free - especially if you are happy to ignore all those nasty grammar terms....!
(Yes, yes, yes, I know they are necessary, but sometimes they give me a headache!)

_________________

'buidéal an bhainne' is another one, presumably the milk bottle as opposed to 'the bottle of milk' = 'an buidéal bainne'.
The construction does sound strange though.

Here's where I found them.
http://homepage.eircom.net/~eofeasa/lev ... u/404f.htm

_________________

According to Baldy, water jug is crúsca, a word I've never heard used. I read Saoirse's posting as a water and a jug of water

crúiscín would be the deminutive of crúsca I think
Although crúsca can be smaller than a crúiscín a lot of the time
crúsca subh/suibhe (jam jar)

_________________
___________________________________________________________

It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
___________________________________________________________

Yup. I think crúiscín is like the "de facto" term. It's the only one I've ever heard in speech. I agree with the others and you in that it's an crúiscín uisce

The one place I can think of where I've heard that construction (though using "tobar" rather than "crúiscín" is in the song "Nóra Bheag":

"A Nóra Bheag, cá raibh tú 'réir?"
'Sé duirt mo mhámaí liomsa.
"Ar chul an tí ag tobar an uisce
Ag foghlaim coscéim damhsa."

Redwolf

What about 'deireadh na seachtaine' instead of 'an deireadh seachtaine'?
That same source is blaming the influence of English for 'an deireadh seachtaine'.

_________________