Focal an Lae #80
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: duine (DIH-nuh) [din′ə]
Meaning: duine = man, person, human being
Usage:
- duine fásta (DIH-nyh FAW-stuh) = adult (lit., grown person)
- duine le Dia (DIH-nuh leh JEE-uh) = simpleton, developmentally disabled person (lit., person belonging to God)
- aon duine (AY-uhn DIH-nuh) = anyone
History: Old Irish “duine”, Welsh “dyn” and Breton “den” all derive from a Common Celtic word that perhaps had the form *donyo-,
from Indo-European *ghdhom-yo- (earthling, mortal), from *dhghem- (earth).
Cognates in English include “humus”, “human” and “chthonic”.
Scottish Gaelic: duine