Focal an Lae #50
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: fuinneog (FWIHN-yohg)
Meaning: fuinneog = window
Usage:
- Dún an fhuinneog. (DOON uhn IHN-yohg) = Close the window.
- Tá fuinneoga ag teacht ar an spéir. (TAW FWIHN-yoh-guh uh CHAXT ehr uh SPAYR) = We’re getting some sunbreaks.
(lit., Windows are coming on the sky.)
History: Middle Irish “fuindeóc” comes from Old Norse “vindauga”, a compound of “vindr” (wind) and “auga” (eye),
from the Indo-European roots *we- (to blow) and *okw- (to see). English “window” comes from the same Old Norse term.
Scottish Gaelic: uinneag