Focal an Lae #118
The Word of the Day in Irish

Word: cnámh (KRAWV, KNAWV) [kraːv, knaːv]

Meaning: cnámh = bone

Usage:

History: Old Irish “cnáim” comes from Indo-European *knāmi-, a variation of the root *konəmo- (bone). English “ham”, from the Old English word for “thigh”, is a not-too-obvious cognate.

Scottish Gaelic: cnàmh

2008-06-19 CPD