Focal an Lae #122
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: deoir (JOH-ihr) [d′oːr′]
Meaning: deoir = tear; drop
Usage:
- deoir fola (JOH-ihr FO-luh) [d′oːr′ folə] = a drop of blood
- Bhain an scéal na deora astu. (WAN uh SHKAYL nuh JOH-ruh AHS-too) [van′ ə s′k′eːl nə d′oːrə astu]
= The story reduced them to tears. (lit., extracted the story the tears from-them)
- Deora Dé (JOH-ruh JAY) [d′oːrə d′eː] = fuchsia (lit., tears of God)
History: Old Irish “dér”, Welsh “deigr”, Breton “daerou” (tears) come from Common Celtic *dakrom, from Indo-European *dakru- (tear).
English cognates include “tear” (from Germanic *tagr-) and “lachrymose” (from Latin “lacrima” <- Old Latin “dacrima” (tear).
Scottish Gaelic: deur