Focal an Lae #192
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: fuar (FOO-uhr) [fuːər]
Meaning: fuar = cold
Usage:
- Tá an lá fuar. (TAW uhn LAW FOO-uhr) [taː ən laː fuːər] = The day is cold.
- Is fuar an scéal é. (ISS FOO-uhr uh SHKAY-uhl ay) [is fuːər ə s′k′eːl eː] = It’s no longer news. (lit., tis cold the story it)
- Bhí sí fuar leis. (VEE shee FOO-uhr lehsh) [v′iː s′iː fuːər l′es′] = She was cool towards him.
History: Old Irish “úar” and Welsh “oer” come from Common Celtic *ogro-, from Indo-European *oug- (cold).
OGRONN-, the fifth month on the Gaulish Coligny Calendar, is almost certainly cognate. There are no English cognates.
Scottish Gaelic: fuar