Focal an Lae #34
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: carr (KAHR)
Meaning: carr = car
Usage:
- carr nua (KAHR NOO-uh) = a new car
- carr péas (... PAYS, like “pace”) = a police car
- carr rása (... RAW-suh) = a racing car
History: Old Irish “carr” comes from Common Celtic *karso-. The Gaulish word for a two-wheeled wagon, “carros”, was borrowed into
Latin as “carrus”, from which it passed through Old North French into English as “car”.
The ultimate source is the reconstructed Indo-European word for wagon, *kṛsos, from the root *kers- (to run).
English cognates include “car”, “carry” and “course”.
Scottish Gaelic: càr (KAHR)