Focal an Lae #82
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: dán (DAWN) [daːn]
Meaning: dán = poem; art, craft; fate, destiny
Usage:
- Chum sé dán. (XOOM shay DAWN) = He composed a poem.
- aos dána (EES DAW-nuh) = poets, artists (lit., people of art)
- Cad tá i ndán dom? (KAHD TAW uh NAWN duhm) = What’s in store for me? (lit., what is in destiny to-me?)
History: Old Irish “dán” (gift, talent, craft) and Welsh “dawn” (talent, gift) share the core meaning of “something given”
found in the Indo-European word *dōn-, from the root *dō- (to give). A good English cognate is “donation”, from Latin “donum” (gift).
Scottish Gaelic: dàn