Focal an Lae #95
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: leor (LYOHR) [l′oːr]
Meaning: leor = sufficient, ample
Usage:
- Is leor sin. (ISS LYOHR SHIHN) [is l′oːr s′in′] = That’s enough.
- go leor (guh LYOHR) [gə l′oːr] = plenty (galore)
- go leor airgid = plenty of money
- ceart go leor = alright, OK (lit., right enough)
History: Old Irish “lour” and Welsh “llawer” (many, much) come from Common Celtic *ləweros, from the Indo-European root *lau- (gain, profit).
Latin “lucrum” (profit) gives us the English cognate “lucrative”.
Scottish Gaelic: leòr