An Coiste Téarmaíochta
| Formation | 1968 |
|---|---|
Official language | Irish |
Chair | Fidelma Ní Ghallchobhair |
Vice-Chair | Donla uí Bhraonáin |
Parent organization | Foras na Gaeilge |
| Téarma | |
Type of site | Lexical database for terminology |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Owner |
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| URL | tearma |
| Current status | Active |
An Coiste Téarmaíochta is the Terminology Committee of Foras na Gaeilge. It chooses terminology for words and new concepts in the Irish language.[1][2] It was founded in 1968 and was initially a state-body,[3] being a division of the Department of Education.[4] Under the Good Friday Agreement, Foras na Gaeilge was founded in 1999 and was charged with the development of new terminology in Irish.[4][5][6] An Coiste Téarmaíochta has been operating as part of the Foras since then.[3][4]
Their work can be found on Téarma.ie, a lexical database for Irish terminology formed in 2004 in a partnership between An Coiste Téarmaíochta and the Glaois research group.[1]
Membership
There roughly 25 members on the Coiste Téarmaíochta. They are people from universities, state bodies and language bodies, and experts on various matters.[1][7] The first annual meeting of An Coiste Téarmaíocht was on 19 December 1969.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Ryan-Christensen, Aoife (20 March 2025). "What's the Irish for catfish? How 3,000 new Irish words are created every year". RTÉ. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "New Irish language term 'idirmheánúlacht'". UL School of English, Irish, and Communication. University of Limerick. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ a b "An Coiste Téarmaíochta" (PDF). Infoterm Newsletter. International Information Centre for Terminology. 2012. p. 2. ISSN 0253-5041. INL 141/142_2012. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ a b c d McGrory, Orla (2018). Legal Translation and Terminology in the Irish Free State, 1922-1937 (PDF) (PhD thesis). Queen's University Belfast. pp. 41, 52, 53. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Seoladh 63" (PDF). Foras na Gaeilge. 1 November 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 19 November 2025 – via National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.
- ^ "Languages and cultural diversity". Department for Communities. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
The North/South Language Body was established on 2 December 1999 following the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. It comprises Foras na Gaeilge, (Irish Language Agency) ...
- ^ "Eolas: The Terminology Committee". Téarma. Retrieved 19 November 2025.