Focal an Lae #166
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: sráid (SRAWJ) [sraːd′]
Meaning: sráid = street
Usage:
- sráid mhór (... WOHR) [... voːr] = main street (lit., big street)
- lampa sráide (LAHM-pa SRAW-juh) [lampə sraːd′ə] = street lamp (lit., lamp of-street)
- Tá an bosca amuigh ar an tsráid. (TAW uhn BOS-kuh uh-MOO ehr uhn TRAWJ) [taː ən boskə amu er′ ən traːd′] = The box is out on the street.
History: Old Irish “sráit” comes from Old Norse “straeti”, which was
borrowed from Late Latin “strata” (paved road), from the Latin feminine
past participle (= paved) of the verb “sternere” (to stretch, extend,
pave), which derives from the Indo-European root *ster- (to spread).
English cognates include “street” and “substratum”.
Scottish Gaelic: sráid