Focal an Lae #21
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: eile (EH-luh)
Meaning: eile = other
Usage:
- Eile, like other adjectives, follows the noun:
- an saol eile (uh SEE-uhl EH-luh) = the other world
- lá eile (LAW EH-luh) = another day
History: Old Irish “aile” comes from Common Celtic *alyos, which is from Indo-European *alyo-
(other, out of a group of more than two; as opposed to *altero-, the other one of two),
which is an extended form of the root *al- (beyond).
Cognates found in English are “else”, “alias” and “alien”.
Scottish Gaelic: eile (AY-luh)