Focal an Lae #209
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: sáith (SAW) [saː]
Meaning: sáith = fill, sufficiency
Usage:
- D’ól sí a sáith. (DOHL shee uh SAW) [doːl s′iː ə saː] = She drank her fill.
- Tá mo sháith le déanamh agam. (TAW muh HAW luh JAY-nuhv AH-guhm) [taː mə haː lə d′eːnəv agəm]
= I have plenty to do. (lit., is my sufficiency to do at-me)
- mo sháith airgid (muh HAW AR-uh-gitch) [mə haː ær′əg′əd′] = enough money for me, for my needs (lit., my sufficiency of-money)
History: Old Irish “sáith” comes from Indo-European *sāti-, the suffixed full grade of the root *sā- (to satisfy).
English cognates include “satisfy”, “saturate” and “satiate”.
Scottish Gaelic: sàth