Focal an Lae #205
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: trácht (TRAHKHT) [traxt]
Meaning: trácht = mention; comment; tract
Usage:
- Chuala mé trácht air. (KHOO-uh-luh may TRAHKHT ehr) [xuːələ m′eː traxt er′] = I heard tell of it. (lit., I heard mention on-it)
- Ní fiú trácht air. (NEE FYOO ...) [n′iː f′uː ...] = It’s not worth mentioning. (lit., is-not worth mention on-it)
- gan trácht ar an bpraghas (guhn TRAHKHT ehr uh BRYCE) [gən traxt er′ ə brais] = not to mention the price
History: Old Irish “trácht” was borrowed from Latin “tractatus” (treatment, discussion),
which is the past participle of the the verb “tractare” (to discuss), which is the frequentative of the verb “trahere” (to draw, pull),
which comes from the Indo-European root *tragh- (to draw, drag, move).
The obvious English cognate is “tract”.
Irish has a cognate which goes directly back to the IE root in the word “troigh” (foot; step; measure of 12 inches).
Scottish Gaelic: tràchd