Focal an Lae #172
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: lag (LAHG) [lag]
Meaning: lag = weak
Usage:
- glór lag (GLOHR LAHG) [gloːr lag] = a weak voice
- tae lag (TAY...) [teː ...] = weak tea
- Bhí mé lag leis an ocras. (VEE may LAHG lehsh uhn OK-ruhs) [v′iː m′eː lag l′es′ ən okrəs] = I was faint from hunger.
History: Old Irish “lac” comes from the Indo-European root *slēg- (to be slack, languid).
English cognates include “slack” and “lax”.
Scottish Gaelic: lag