Focal an Lae #105
The Word of the Day in Irish

Word: gnáth (GNAW, GRAW) [gnaː], [graː]

Meaning: gnáth = custom, usual thing, routine

Usage:

History: Old Irish “gnáth” (well-known; a custom) and Welsh “gnawd” (customary; nature) derive from Indo-European *gnō-to- (known), from the root *gnō- (to know). English cognates include “know” and “notice”, the latter from Latin “notus” (known).

Scottish Gaelic: gnàth

2008-06-19 CPD