Focal an Lae #235
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: úr (OOR) [uːr]
Meaning: úr = fresh, new
Usage:
- im úr (IHM, EEM OOR) [im′, iːm′ uːr] = fresh (unsalted) butter
- iasc úr (EE-uhsk OOr) [iːəsk uːr] = fresh fish
- úrscéal (OOR-shkay-uhl) [uːrs′k′eːl] = novel (lit., new story)
History: Old Irish “úr” and Welsh “ir” (fresh, green) come from Indo-European *pū-ro-,
the suffixed zero grade of the root *peuə- (to purify, cleanse). The loss of IE “p” is regular in Celtic.
An English cognate, from Latin, is “pure”.
Scottish Gaelic: ùr