Focal an Lae #153
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: sruth (SROO, OO as in book) [sru]
Meaning: sruth = stream, flow, current
Usage:
- Bhí sruth is gaoth linn. (VEE SROO iss GWEE LEEN) [v′iː sru is giː l′in′] = We had the current and wind with us.
- Bhí sruth allais liom. (VEE SROO AH-lish LYOOM) [v′iː sru aləs′ l′um] = I was streaming with sweat. (lit., was stream of-sweat with-me)
- sruth leictreach (...LEHK-chruhkh) [...l′ek′t′r′əx] = electric current
History: Old Irish “srúaim” comes from Common Celtic *srō-men, from Indo-European *sru-men-s, from the root *sreu- (to flow).
English “stream” is a cognate.
Scottish Gaelic: sruth