Focal an Lae #207
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: scoil (SKWEHL) [skel′]
Meaning: scoil = school
Usage:
- Tá sé ar scoil anois. (TAW shay ehr SKWEHL uh-NISH) [taː s′eː er′ skel′ ənis′] = He’s at school now.
- scoil oíche (... EE-huh) [... iːhə] = night school (lit., school of-night)
- leabhar scoile (LYOW-uhr SKWEH-luh) [l′aur skel′ə] = school book (lit., book of-school)
History: Old Irish “scol” was borrowed from Latin “schola”, which itself was borrowed from Greek “skholē”
(holding back -> rest, leisure -> use of leisure in discussion -> school), which comes from Indo-European *segh- (to hold).
Obvious English cognates are “school” and “scholar”.
Scottish Gaelic: sgoil