Focal an Lae #49
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: domhan (DOWN)
Meaning: domhan = world, the Earth
Usage:
- ar domhan (ehr DOWN) = on earth, in the world
- gan dabht ar domhan (guhn DOWT ehr DOWN) = without a doubt in the world
- Tá an domhan saibhris aige. (TAW uhn DOWN SEHV-rish EH-gyuh) = He is enormously wealthy.
(lit., The world of wealth is at-him = He has a huge amount of wealth.)
History: Old Irish “domun” (world) and “domain” (deep, depth) both come from Common Celtic *dubnos (the deep; the world).
Compare Welsh “dwfn” (deep, depth; the world) and the Gaulish name “Dumnorix” (King of the World).
The Indo-European origin of these words is the root *dheub- (deep, hollow).
English cognates from this root include “deep” and “dive”.
Scottish Gaelic: domhan