Focal an Lae #113
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: fliuch (FLOOKH) [f′l′ux]
Meaning: fliuch = wet; to wet, soak
Usage:
- fliuch go craiceann (FLOOKH guh KRAK-uhn) [f′l′ux gə krak′ən] = soaking wet (lit., wet to skin)
- Fhliuch siad an margadh. (LOOKH SHEE-uhd uh MAH-ruh-guh) [l′ux s′iəd ə marəgə] = They drank to the bargain. (lit., they wet the bargain)
- Croí folláin agus gob fliuch! (KREE FO-lah-ihn ah-guhs GOB FLOOKH) [kriː folaːn′ əgəs gob f′l′ux] = A healthy heart and a wet beak
(i.e., a mouth wet with drink)! This, of course, is a toast.
History: Old Irish “fliuch”, Welsh “gwlyb” and Breton “gléb” are allderived from Insular Celtic *wlikwu-,
from the Indo-European *wlik-u- (wet), based on *wlik-, the zero grade of the root *wleik- (to flow).
English cognates include “liquid” and “liquor”.
Scottish Gaelic: fliuch