Focal an Lae #212
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: idir (IH-jihr) [id′ər′]
Meaning: idir = between, among; both
Usage:
- idir an teach agus an tsráid (IH-jihr uh CHAKH ah-guhs uh TRAWJ) [id′ər′ ə t′æx agəs ə traːd′] = between the house and the street
- idir an dá linn (... uhn DAW LEEN) [... ən daː l′iːn′] = meanwhile (lit., between the two periods, times)
- idir shean agus óg (... HAN ah-guhs OHG) [... hæn agəs oːg] = both old and young
History: Old Irish “eter”, Breton “etre” and Gaulish “inter” come from Common Celtic *inter,
which comes from Indo-European *enter (between), a suffixed form of *en (in).
English cognates from Latin include “interior”, “internal” and “interim”.
Scottish Gaelic: eadar