Focal an Lae #171
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: lár (LAWR) [laːr]
Meaning: lár = ground, floor
Usage:
- Thit sé ar lár. (HITCH shay ehr LAWR) [hit′ s′eː er′ laːr] = He fell to the ground.
- D’fhág mé an focal sin ar lár. (DAWG may uhn FOK-uhl shin ehr LAWR) [daːg m′eː ən fokəl s′in′ er′ laːr]
= I omitted that word. (lit., I left that word on ground)
- lúb ar lár (LOOB ehr LAWR) [luːb er′ laːr] = a dropped stitch (in knitting) (lit., a loop on ground);
generally, this can mean a flaw or defect, as in an argument
History: Old Irish “lár”, Welsh “llawr”, Breton “leur” and English “floor” all come from Indo-European *plā-ru-,
from the root *pelə- (flat;to spread). IE “p” regularly disappears entirely in early Celtic, and becomes “f” in Germanic.
Scottish Gaelic: làr