Focal an Lae #162
The Word of the Day in Irish

Word: ifreann (IHF-ruhn) [if′r′ən]

Meaning: ifreann = hell

Usage:

History: Old Irish “ifern” goes back to Late Latin “infernus” (hell), from the Latin adjective meaning “lower, underground”, which derives from Indo-European *ndher- (under). Cognates in English include “infernal”, “inferior” and “under”.

Scottish Gaelic: ifrinn

2008-06-19 CPD