Focal an Lae #219
The Word of the Day in Irish

Word: gort (GORT) [gort]

Meaning: gort = field

Usage:

History: Old Irish “gort”, Welsh “garth” (enclosure, garden) and Breton “garz” (hedge) all come from Indo-European *ghor-to- (enclosure), from the root *gher- (to grasp, enclose). English cognates include “garden”, “yard” and “horticulture”, from Latin “hortus” (garden).

Scottish Gaelic: gart

2008-06-19 CPD