Focal an Lae #102
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: salann (SAH-luhn) [salən]
Meaning: salann = salt
Usage:
- Cuir salann ar na glasraí. (KWIHR SAH-luhn ehr nuh GLAHS-ree) [kir′ salən er′ nə glasriː] = Put salt on the vegetables.
- “Is sibhse salann na talún.” (ISH SHIHV-shuh SAH-luhn nuh TAH-loon) [is s′iv′s′ə salən nə taluːn] = You are the salt of the earth. (Matthew 5:13)
- D’íosfainn le gráinnín salainn é! (JEES-een luh GRAWN-yeen SAH-lihn yay) [d′iːsən′ l′ə graːn′iːn′ salən′ eː] = I hate his guts!
(lit., I’d eat him with a pinch of salt.)
History: Old Irish “salann”, Welsh “halen” and Breton “holen” all come from Indo-European *sal- (salt).
Scottish Gaelic: salann