Focal an Lae #182
The Word of the Day in Irish

Word: éadan (AY-duhn) [eːdən]

Meaning: éadan = face, forehead; front; end; impudence, nerve

Usage:

History: Old Irish “étan” comes from Indo-European *ant- (front, forehead). Cognates in English include “end” and the prefixes “anti-” and “ante-”.

Scottish Gaelic: aodann

2008-06-19 CPD