Focal an Lae #226
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: gob (GOB) [gob]
Meaning: gob = beak, mouth; tip, point
Usage:
- Chuir sé gob air féin. (KHWIHR shay GOB ehr HAYN) [xir′ s′eː gob er′ heːn′] = He pursed his lips. (lit., he put a beak on himself)
- gob na scine (GOB nuh SHKIH-nuh) [gob nə s′k′in′ə] = the point of the knife
- gob i gcac (GOB uh GAHK) [gob ə gak] = sleazebag, scumball (lit., beak in shit)
History: Old Irish “gop” comes from Indo-European *gebh- (jaw, mouth).
Cognates in English include “jowl” and “chafer”, from Germanic *kabraz (gnawer),
as well as the slang word “gob” (mouth), which is almost certainly borrowed from Irish or Scottish Gaelic,
and “gob” meaning “small mass”, which comes from Old French “gobe” (mouthful), which was borrowed from Gaulish *gobbo- (beak, mouth).
Scottish Gaelic: gob